Vulnerability in GNOME Gvfs
CVE-2019-12449
An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2. daemon/gvfsbackendadmin.c mishandles a file's user and group ownership during move (and copy with G_FILE_COPY_ALL_METADATA) operations from admin:// to file:// URIs, because root privileges are unavailable.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Gvfs
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00008.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00009.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4053-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/09/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/commit/409619412e11be146a31b9a99ed965925f1aabb8 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12449?
- CVE-2019-12449 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNOME Gvfs, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2019-05-29.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12449?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.