CVE-2012-4284
Viscosity Privilege Escalation
Description
A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in Viscosity 1.4.1 on Mac OS X due to a path name validation issue in the setuid-set ViscosityHelper binary, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 10, 2020, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 11, 2020, 7:20 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2012-4284.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579 | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
May. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sparklabs:viscosity:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sparklabs:viscosity:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 22, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579 No Types Assigned http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/ No Types Assigned https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sparklabs:viscosity:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-4284 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-4284
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
6.56 }} 1.44%
score
0.93897
percentile