Vulnerability in Sparklabs Viscosity
CVE-2012-4284
A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in Viscosity 1.4.1 on Mac OS X due to a path name validation issue in the setuid-set ViscosityHelper binary, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.695 (99.4th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.695 · newest: 0.695 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sparklabs Viscosity — versions 1.4.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privi… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4284?
- CVE-2012-4284 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sparklabs Viscosity. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2012-4284?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2012-4284 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.