CVE-2012-5617 (GCVE-0-2012-5617)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-25 13:42 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
gksu-polkit: permissive PolicyKit policy configuration file allows privilege escalation
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- escalation due to improper authentication settings in policykit configuration file
Assigner
References
7 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 |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/12/8 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56918 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gksu-polkit | gksu-polkit |
Affected:
through 2012-12-03
|
guessed |
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