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CVE-2011-0703

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-11-15 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

In gksu-polkit before 0.0.3, the source file for xauth may contain arbitrary commands that may allow an attacker to overtake an administrator X11 session.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 6.0
• Gksu-Polkit Project Gksu-Polkit: before 0.0.3 — fixed in 0.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Gksu-Polkit Project Gksu-Polkit 0.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-0703
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0703
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-0703
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0703

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