CVE-2012-3524
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-09-18 17:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 20:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-06-14
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ef1e169acb4aa36f8dee76f009d222c87a02c7b9c851f86bb64eb7abfa7ab1d3
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2012:1155http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00009.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120912 libdbus CVE-2012-3524 fixhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/6
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120726 Re: libdbus hardeninghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/26/1
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2012:1287http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00000.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2012:1418http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html
- secunia.com50544http://secunia.com/advisories/50544
- bugs.freedesktop.orghttps://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52202
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=847402
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1576-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1576-1
- secunia.com50537http://secunia.com/advisories/50537
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120917 Re: libdbus CVE-2012-3524 fixhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/17/2
- www.exploit-db.com21323http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21323
- www.securityfocus.com55517http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55517
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2012:1261http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1261.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120710 libdbus hardeninghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/10/4
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120914 Re: libdbus CVE-2012-3524 fixhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/14/2
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2013:083http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:083
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2013:070http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:070
- secunia.com50710http://secunia.com/advisories/50710
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2012:1155-2http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00015.html
- bugzilla.novell.comhttps://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697105
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1576-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1576-2
- stealth.openwall.nethttp://stealth.openwall.net/null/dzug.c
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- dbus Fixed in 1.6.8-1
- glib2.0 Fixed in 2.33.12+really2.32.4-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- dbus Fixed in 1.6.8-1
- glib2.0 Fixed in 2.33.12+really2.32.4-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- dbus Fixed in 1.6.8-1
- glib2.0 Fixed in 2.33.12+really2.32.4-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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