{"cve":"CVE-2011-1946","nvd":{"published":"2011-07-07T21:55:02.133","modified":"2026-06-16T23:30:26.727","status":"Modified","description":"gnomesu-pam-backend in libgnomesu 1.0.0 prints an error message but proceeds with the non-error code path upon failure of the setgid or setuid function, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to two unprivileged user accounts, and running many processes under one of these accounts.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/30/2","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/11","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48035","https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695627","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67720"],"products":["hongli_lai:libgnomesu"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:58:50.521460154+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-1946","score":0.00358,"percentile":0.29585,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}