Privilege escalation in Consolekit
CVE-2010-4664
In ConsoleKit before 0.4.2, an intended security policy restriction bypass was found. This flaw allows an authenticated system user to escalate their privileges by initiating a remote VNC session.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Consolekit — versions before 0.4.2
- Consolekit Project
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4664 (Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-4664 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-4664?
- CVE-2010-4664 is a high-severity vulnerability in Consolekit, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-11-13.
- How severe is CVE-2010-4664?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.