Privilege escalation in Gksu-Polkit
CVE-2012-5617
gksu-polkit: permissive PolicyKit policy configuration file allows privilege escalation
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.004 (30.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Gksu-polkit — versions through 2012-12-03
- Gksu-polkit_project Gksu-polkit
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 18, 19
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.