Information disclosure in GNOME Gnome-System-Log
CVE-2012-5535
gnome-system-log polkit policy allows arbitrary files on the system to be read
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Gnome-System-Log
- Gnome-System-Log — versions < 3.4.1
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 17, 18
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5535 (Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5535 (Broken Link)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094059.html (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094181.html (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5535?
- CVE-2012-5535 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNOME Gnome-System-Log, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-25.
- How severe is CVE-2012-5535?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.