Buffer overflow in Toaruos_project Toaruos
CVE-2019-12937
apps/gsudo.c in gsudo in ToaruOS through 1.10.9 has a buffer overflow allowing local privilege escalation to the root user via the DISPLAY environment variable.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.005 (39.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Toaruos_project Toaruos
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12937?
- CVE-2019-12937 is a high-severity vulnerability in Toaruos_project Toaruos, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-06-23.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12937?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-12937 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.