CVE-2012-3524
Freedesktop Libdbus < 1.5.12 - Access Control
Title source: ruleDescription
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."
Exploits (1)
References (23)
... and 3 more
Scores
EPSS
0.5238
EPSS Percentile
97.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (7)
freedesktop/libdbus
1.5.0
freedesktop/libdbus
1.5.2
freedesktop/libdbus
1.5.4
freedesktop/libdbus
1.5.6
freedesktop/libdbus
1.5.8
freedesktop/libdbus
1.5.10
freedesktop/libdbus
< 1.5.12
Published
Sep 18, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026