CVE-2011-0703
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 15, 2019 at 04:09 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxGksu PolkitGksu Polkit
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 0.0.3
Affected range stops below 0.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 0.0.3
Affected range stops below 0.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-0703x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0703CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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