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 trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2012-5535: held from 0.016 to 0.016.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.