CVE-2012-2095 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a D-Bus interface flaw in WICD to write arbitrary configuration settings and escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2095?
CVE-2012-2095 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 7 Apr 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SetWiredProperty function in the D-Bus interface in WICD before 1.7.2 allows local users to write arbitrary configuration settings and gain privileges via a crafted property name in a dbus message.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2095?
It affects 2 products.
Products include David Paleino Wicd, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2095?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2095 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-2095 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2095 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9cx3-g38p-gmgm.