CVE-2012-5617 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

gksu-polkit: permissive PolicyKit policy configuration file allows privilege escalation

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00095.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Fedoraproject Subscribe	Fedora Subscribe
Gksu-polkit Project Subscribe	Gksu-polkit Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gksu-polkit_project:gksu-polkit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:::::::*

No data.

No data.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-5503	gksu-polkit: permissive PolicyKit policy configuration file allows privilege escalation

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/099739.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/12/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56918
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5617
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5617

History

No history.

Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2019-11-25T13:42:01

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:14:15.905Z

Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-5617

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-11-25T14:15:11.490

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:44:58.953

Link: CVE-2012-5617

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-269

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "gksu-polkit", "vendor": "gksu-polkit", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "through 2012-12-03"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "gksu-polkit: permissive PolicyKit policy configuration file allows privilege escalation"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "escalation due to improper authentication settings in policykit configuration file", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2019-11-25T13:42:01", "orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749", "shortName": "redhat"}, "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5617"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5617"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.html"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.html"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/099739.html"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/12/8"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56918"}]}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T21:14:15.905Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5617"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5617"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.html"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.html"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/099739.html"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/12/8"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56918"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749", "assignerShortName": "redhat", "cveId": "CVE-2012-5617", "datePublished": "2019-11-25T13:42:01", "dateReserved": "2012-10-24T00:00:00", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T21:14:15.905Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gksu-polkit_project:gksu-polkit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "738A02D8-22F2-46EB-889A-171F68FAE8D7", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}, {"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "E14271AE-1309-48F3-B9C6-D7DEEC488279", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "5991814D-CA77-4C25-90D2-DB542B17E0AD", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "gksu-polkit: permissive PolicyKit policy configuration file allows privilege escalation"}, {"lang": "es", "value": "gksu-polkit: el archivo de configuraci\u00f3n de pol\u00edtica PolicyKit permisivo permite una escalada de privilegios."}], "id": "CVE-2012-5617", "lastModified": "2024-11-21T01:44:58.953", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "LOCAL", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 7.2, "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 10.0, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2019-11-25T14:15:11.490", "references": [{"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.html"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.html"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/099739.html"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/12/8"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56918"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Issue Tracking"], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5617"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5617"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/099739.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/12/8"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56918"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Issue Tracking"], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5617"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5617"}], "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-269"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}