Privilege escalation in Gksu-Polkit
CVE-2012-5617
gksu-polkit: permissive PolicyKit policy configuration file allows privilege escalation
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gksu-Polkit — versions through 2012-12-03
- Gksu-Polkit Project
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 18, 19
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5617 (Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.html (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.html (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/099739.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/12/8 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/56918 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5617?
- CVE-2012-5617 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gksu-Polkit, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-25.
- How severe is CVE-2012-5617?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.