Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-4425
CVE-2012-4425
Description
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.
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References
9- permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.extras.cvs/853051nvdPatch
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21323nvdExploit
- www.spinics.net/lists/spice-devel/msg01940.htmlnvdExploit
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1284.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/6nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/14/2nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/17/2nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55555nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
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