spice-gtk/glib: Possible privilege escalation via un-sanitized environment variable
Published Sep 18, 2012
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.09%
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.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
spice-gtk-0:0.11-11.el6_3.1
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1284
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | spice-gtk-0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1284 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.09% (0.01093) | 64.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.09% (0.01093) | 60.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 58.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 79.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.extras.cvs/853051 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1284.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21323 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/14/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/17/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55555 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/spice-devel/msg01940.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4425 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=857283 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4425
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4425
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.extras.cvs/853051 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1284.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21323 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/14/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/17/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55555 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.spinics.net/lists/spice-devel/msg01940.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4425 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=857283 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4425 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4425 |
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