CVE-2012-2095

N/A Unknown

Published: April 07, 2014 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

The SetWiredProperty function in the D-Bus interface in WICD before 1.7.2 allows local users to write arbitrary configuration settings and gain privileges via a crafted property name in a dbus message.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~wicd-devel/wicd/experimental/revision/751

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668397

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079025.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079029.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079055.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/48759

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/49657

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18733

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-08.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical-hacking-wicd-0day.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/11/2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/11/3

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52987

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugs.launchpad.net/wicd/+bug/979221

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://launchpad.net/wicd/+announcement/9888

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~wicd-devel/wicd/experimental/revision/751