CVE-2011-2176 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2011-2176

GNOME NetworkManager before 0.8.6 does not properly enforce the auth_admin...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

networkmanager
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.2.0, 0.3.0, 0.3.1, 0.4.1, 0.5.0, 0.5.1, 0.6.0, 0.6.1, 0.6.2, 0.6.6, 0.7.0, 0.7.1, 0.7.2, 0.8.1, 0.8.2

Timeline

Official Publish: September 2nd, 2011
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.