CVE-2011-2176

NetworkManager: Did not honour PolicyKit auth_admin action element by creation of Ad-Hoc wireless networks

Severity Score

2.1

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

GNOME NetworkManager before 0.8.6 does not properly enforce the auth_admin element in PolicyKit, which allows local users to bypass intended wireless network sharing restrictions via unspecified vectors.

GNOME NetworkManager antes de v0.8.6 G no aplica correctamente el elemento auth_admin de PolicyKit, lo que permite a usuarios locales eludir restricciones intencionadas en el intercambio de redes inalámbricas a través de vectores no especificados.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 2.1

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-05-31 CVE Reserved
2011-07-13 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-287: Improper Authentication

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/plain/NEWS?h=NM_0_8	X_refsource_confirm
http://secunia.com/advisories/44858	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025711	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063665.html	2012-01-19
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:171	2012-01-19
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0930.html	2012-01-19
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709662	2011-07-12
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2176	2011-07-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				<= 0.8.4 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version " <= 0.8.4"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.2.0 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.2.0"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.3.0 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.3.0"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.3.1 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.3.1"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.4.1 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.4.1"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.5.0 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.5.0"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.5.1 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.5.1"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.6.0 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.6.0"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.6.1 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.6.1"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.6.2 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.6.2"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.6.6 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.6.6"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.7.0 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.7.0"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.7.1 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.7.1"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.7.2 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.7.2"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.8.1 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.8.1"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager"				0.8.2 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version "0.8.2"		-		Affected