CVE-2012-2095
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
WICD 1.7.1 - Local Privilege Escalation
OS impact
Fedora Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Affected | — |
| 16 | Affected | — |
| 15 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| david_paleino | wicd | {"endIncluding":"1.7.1"} | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.2.7 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.3.1 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.4.0 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.4.1 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.4.2 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.5.0 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.5.1 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.5.2 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.5.3 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.5.4 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.5.5 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.5.6 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.5.7 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.5.8 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.5.9 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.6.0 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.6.2 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.7.0 | |
| david_paleino | wicd | 1.7.1 | |
References
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~wicd-devel/wicd/experimental/revision/751
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668397
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079025.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079029.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079055.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49657
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18733
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-08.xml
- http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical-hacking-wicd-0day.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/11/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/11/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52987
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/wicd/+bug/979221
- https://launchpad.net/wicd/+announcement/9888
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~wicd-devel/wicd/experimental/revision/751
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668397
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079025.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079029.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079055.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49657
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18733
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-08.xml
- http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical-hacking-wicd-0day.html
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.