CVE-2012-5617 (GCVE-0-2012-5617)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-25 13:42 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:14
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Summary
gksu-polkit: permissive PolicyKit policy configuration file allows privilege escalation
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CWE
  • escalation due to improper authentication settings in policykit configuration file
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gksu-polkit gksu-polkit Affected: through 2012-12-03
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