An incorrect permission check in the admin backend in gvfs before version 1.39.4 was found that allows reading and modify arbitrary files by privileged users without asking for password when no authentication agent is running. This vulnerability can be exploited by malicious programs running under privileges of users belonging to the wheel group to further escalate its privileges by modifying system files without user's knowledge. Successful exploitation requires uncommon system configuration.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-13449 An incorrect permission check in the admin backend in gvfs before version 1.39.4 was found that allows reading and modify arbitrary files by privileged users without asking for password when no authentication agent is running. This vulnerability can be exploited by malicious programs running under privileges of users belonging to the wheel group to further escalate its privileges by modifying system files without user's knowledge. Successful exploitation requires uncommon system configuration.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3888-1 GVfs vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T19:19:18.554Z

Reserved: 2019-01-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-3827

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Status : Modified

Published: 2019-03-25T18:29:00.887

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:42:37.690

Link: CVE-2019-3827

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-12-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2019-3827 - Bugzilla

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