gksu-polkit: permissive PolicyKit policy configuration file allows privilege escalation
Weakness
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gksu-polkit | Gksu-polkit_project | - (including) | - (including) |
| Gksu-polkit | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Gksu-polkit | Ubuntu | oneiric | * |
| Gksu-polkit | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Gksu-polkit | Ubuntu | quantal | * |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/233.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/58.html
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/099739.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/12/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56918
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5617
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5617
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/099739.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/12/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56918
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5617
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5617