# CVE-2019-12795: Missing authorization in n/a

> A local attacker can connect to an unsecured D-Bus socket in gvfsd to issue method calls, potentially leading to privilege escalation or data access.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Jun 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2019-12795, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12795, DLA-1827-1, GHSA-whx7-c8j2-42vv, SUSE-SU-2024:2681-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12795

## What is CVE-2019-12795?

CVE-2019-12795 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

daemon/gvfsdaemon.c in gvfsd from GNOME gvfs before 1.38.3, 1.40.x before 1.40.2, and 1.41.x before 1.41.3 opened a private D-Bus server socket without configuring an authorization rule. A local attacker could connect to this server socket and issue D-Bus method calls. (Note that the server socket only accepts a single connection, so the attacker would have to discover the server and connect to the socket before its owner does.)

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12795?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `gvfs` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.28.3-18.6.1 |
| `gvfs` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.28.3-18.6.1 |
| `gvfs` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.28.3-18.6.1 |

Products: Gnome Gvfs.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-12795?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2019-12795 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12795 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-12448](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12448/): Race condition in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2019-3827](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3827/): Missing authorization in gvfs (high 7.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-12795 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-12795 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12795 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12795/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12795/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12795
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12795
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-12795

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12795/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.