{
    "id": "CVE-2012-4425",
    "published": "2012-09-18 17:55:08",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:44:59",
    "cvss_score": "6.9",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-264",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.01093",
    "epss_percentile": "0.64498",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-11 18:17:10",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "freedesktop",
            "product": "spice-gtk"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "gtk",
            "product": "libgio"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "21323",
            "title": "libdbus - 'DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS' Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2012-07-17",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21323"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.extras.cvs/853051",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1284.html",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21323",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/6",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/14/2",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/17/2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55555",
        "http://www.spinics.net/lists/spice-devel/msg01940.html",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=857283",
        "http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.extras.cvs/853051",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1284.html",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21323",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/6",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/14/2",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/17/2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55555",
        "http://www.spinics.net/lists/spice-devel/msg01940.html",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=857283"
    ]
}