Privilege escalation in Sectool
CVE-2012-1615
A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exits in Fedoraproject Sectool due to an incorrect DBus file.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sectool — versions through 2012-04-03
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 16, 17
- Fedoraproject Sectool
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/076873.html (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081113.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/04/2 (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52884 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74655 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-1615?
- CVE-2012-1615 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sectool, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-06.
- How severe is CVE-2012-1615?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.