CVE-2012-3524
Xorg Libdbus Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
libdbus 1.5.x and earlier, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in X.org and possibly other products, allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable. NOTE: libdbus maintainers state that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libdbus itself: "we do not support use of libdbus in setuid binaries that do not sanitize their environment before their first call into libdbus."
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 18, 2012, 5:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:11 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.4
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2012-3524 has a 32 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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CVE-2012-3524 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description libdbus 1.5.x and earlier, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in X.org and possibly other products, allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable. NOTE: libdbus maintainers state that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libdbus itself: "we do not support use of libdbus in setuid binaries that do not sanitize their environment before their first call into libdbus." libdbus 1.5.x and earlier, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in X.org and possibly other products, allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable. NOTE: libdbus maintainers state that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libdbus itself: "we do not support use of libdbus in setuid binaries that do not sanitize their environment before their first call into libdbus." -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description CVE-2012-3524 dbus: privilege escalation when libdbus is used in setuid/setgid application libdbus 1.5.x and earlier, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in X.org and possibly other products, allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable. NOTE: libdbus maintainers state that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libdbus itself: "we do not support use of libdbus in setuid binaries that do not sanitize their environment before their first call into libdbus." Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1261 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3524 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description libdbus 1.5.x and earlier, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in X.org and possibly other products, allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable. NOTE: libdbus maintainers state that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libdbus itself: "we do not support use of libdbus in setuid binaries that do not sanitize their environment before their first call into libdbus." CVE-2012-3524 dbus: privilege escalation when libdbus is used in setuid/setgid application Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3524 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1261 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 19, 2012
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