CVE-2012-4284 Detail
Current Description
A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in Viscosity 1.4.1 on Mac OS X due to a path name validation issue in the setuid-set ViscosityHelper binary, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code
Source: MITRE
View Analysis Description
Analysis Description
A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in Viscosity 1.4.1 on Mac OS X due to a path name validation issue in the setuid-set ViscosityHelper binary, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code
Source: MITRE
Severity
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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Weakness Enumeration
Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2
Configuration 1 ( hide )
Change History
1 change record found – show changes
Initial Analysis – 1/22/2020 8:36:48 AM
| Action | Type | Old Value | New Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added | CPE Configuration |
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:sparklabs:viscosity:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:*
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| Added | CVSS V2 |
NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) |
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| Added | CVSS V3.1 |
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
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| Added | CWE |
NIST NVD-CWE-Other |
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| Changed | Reference Type |
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579 No Types Assigned |
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Changed | Reference Type |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002 No Types Assigned |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Changed | Reference Type |
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned |
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Changed | Reference Type |
https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/ No Types Assigned |
https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4284
NVD Published Date:
01/10/2020
NVD Last Modified:
01/22/2020