Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-5535 (CCN-80607)

Assigned:2012-12-09
Published:2012-12-09
Updated:2019-12-09
Summary:gnome-system-log polkit policy allows arbitrary files on the system to be read
CVSS v3 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
1.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-200
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-5535

Source: CCN
Type: GNOME
System Log

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094059.html

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094181.html

Source: CCN
Type: BID-56859
GNOME System Log CVE-2012-5535 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Source: MISC
Type: Broken Link
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5535

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 878115
CVE-2012-5535 gnome-system-log: polkit policy too lax, allows reading arbitrary files on the system

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5535

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
system-log-info-disc(80607)

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5535

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnome:gnome-system-log:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20125535000
    V
    		CVE-2012-5535 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2012-12-31
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20125535000
    V
    		CVE-2012-5535 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2012-12-31
    BACK
    gnome gnome-system-log -
    fedoraproject fedora 17
    fedoraproject fedora 18