CVE-2012-2095

Public Exploit

Description

The SetWiredProperty function in the D-Bus interface in WICD before 1.7.2 allows local users to write arbitrary configuration settings and gain privileges via a crafted property name in a dbus message.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.58%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/48759 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668397
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52987 vdb entry
https://launchpad.net/wicd/+announcement/9888
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/11/2 mailing list
https://bugs.launchpad.net/wicd/+bug/979221
http://secunia.com/advisories/49657 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079055.html vendor advisory
http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical-hacking-wicd-0day.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079029.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/11/3 mailing list
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18733 exploit
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-08.xml vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079025.html vendor advisory
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~wicd-devel/wicd/experimental/revision/751

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2095?
CVE-2012-2095 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2095?
To fix CVE-2012-2095, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2095 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2095 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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