CVE-2012-5617
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Summary
gksu-polkit: permissive PolicyKit policy configuration file allows privilege escalation
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| gksu-polkit | gksu-polkit | through 2012-12-03 | affected |
Weaknesses
- escalation due to improper authentication settings in policykit configuration file
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5617
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5617
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/099739.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/12/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56918
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5617
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5617
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-March/099739.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/12/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56918
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