Improper input validation in David Paleino Wicd
CVE-2012-2095
The SetWiredProperty function in the D-Bus interface in WICD before 1.7.2 allows local users to write arbitrary configuration settings and gain privileges via a crafted property name in a dbus message.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- David Paleino Wicd — versions 1.2.7, 1.3.1, 1.4.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 15, 16, 17
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/48759 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52987 (vdb-entry)
- launchpad.net/wicd/+announcement/9888
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/11/2 (mailing-list)
- bugs.launchpad.net/wicd/+bug/979221
- secunia.com/advisories/49657 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079055.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical-hacking-wicd-0day.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079029.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-2095?
- CVE-2012-2095 is a vulnerability in David Paleino Wicd, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2014-04-07.
- Is CVE-2012-2095 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.