CVE-2012-4425
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD
libgio, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in spice-gtk and possibly other products, allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libgio itself.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 1.1% (66th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-4360)
- Published
- September 18, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4360 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- freedesktop / spice-gtk
- gtk / libgio
References
- http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.extras.cvs/853051(Patch)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1284.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21323(Exploit)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/14/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/17/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55555
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/spice-devel/msg01940.html(Exploit)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=857283
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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