CVE-2012-5617: gksu-polkit: permissive PolicyKit policy configuration file allows privilege escalation

High severity · published Nov 25, 2019

CVE-2012-5617

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

7.8

CVSS

0.4%

EPSS

On KEV

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Fedora · Fedoraproject

18; 19 · source: NVD

Gksu-polkit · Gksu-polkit Project

All versions, or not specified · source: NVD

Affected product

Fedora

Fedoraproject

All Fedora CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5617

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5617

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.html

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.html

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/099739.html

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/12/8

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56918

Issue Tracking

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5617