Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).
CVE-2012-3524 — Untrusted Search Path in Libdbus
Severity
6.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
52.4%
top 2.06%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedSep 18
Latest updateMay 17
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…
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.4 | Impact: 10.0
Affected Packages2 packages
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
3💥Exploits & PoCs
1📋Vendor Advisories
4💬Community
4Bugzilla▶
CVE-2012-4425 spice-gtk/glib: Possible privilege escalation via un-sanitized environment variable↗2012-09-14
Bugzilla▶
CVE-2012-3524 X.org: arbitrary code execution as root when libdbus >= 1.5 is used [fedora-all]↗2012-09-13
Bugzilla▶
CVE-2012-3524 X.org: arbitrary code execution as root when libdbus >= 1.5 is used [fedora-all]↗2012-09-13
Bugzilla▶
CVE-2012-3524 dbus: privilege escalation when libdbus is used in setuid/setgid application↗2012-08-10