What is CVE-2012-4284?

CVE-2012-4284 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2020-01-10.

Is CVE-2012-4284 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in N/a

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

EPSS: 0.514 (97.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002 (x_refsource_MISC)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579 (x_refsource_MISC)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privi… (x_refsource_MISC)
www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/ (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-4284?: CVE-2012-4284 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2020-01-10.
Is CVE-2012-4284 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.