CVE-2012-5617

Description

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

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Third-Party Advisory fedoraproject.org Third-Party Advisory fedoraproject.org Third-Party Advisory fedoraproject.org Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: gksu-polkit gksu-polkit
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5617 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5617 issue tracking
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 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/12/8 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56918 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5617?
CVE-2012-5617 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5617?
To fix CVE-2012-5617, 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-2012-5617 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-5617 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2012-5617?
CVE-2012-5617 affects gksu-polkit gksu-polkit.
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