Vulnerability in Freedesktop Spice-Gtk
CVE-2012-4425
libgio, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in spice-gtk and possibly other products, allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libgio itself.
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: 0.011 (64.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1284.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/6 (mailing-list)
- www.spinics.net/lists/spice-devel/msg01940.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/17/2 (mailing-list)
- permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.extras.cvs/853051 (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21323 (Exploit, exploit)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/14/2 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55555 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4425?
- CVE-2012-4425 is a vulnerability in Freedesktop Spice-Gtk, classified under CWE-264. Published 2012-09-18.
- Is CVE-2012-4425 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.