CVE-2012-5535 (GCVE-0-2012-5535)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-25 13:11 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
gnome-system-log polkit policy allows arbitrary files on the system to be read
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- polkit policy too lax, allows reading arbitrary files on the system
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5535 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gnome-system-log | gnome-system-log |
Affected:
< 3.4.1
|
guessed |
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