CVE-2012-3524

dbus: privilege escalation when libdbus is used in setuid/setgid application

Published Sep 18, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS 4.5% KEV · Not listed
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 DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable. NOTE: libdbus maintainers state that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libdbus itself: "we do not support use of libdbus in setuid binaries that do not sanitize their environment before their first call into libdbus."

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1576-1 DBus vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1576-2 DBus regressions
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:05 PM
Reserved
Jun 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 18, 2012, 5:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:43 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 12, 2012, 12:00 AM