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
EPSS: 0.016 (73.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Gnome Gnome-system-log
- Gnome-system-log — versions < 3.4.1
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 17, 18
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.