CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-5617

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Nov 25, 2019 | Modified: Jun 02, 2021
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

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

References