6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.5%
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.
bazaar.launchpad.net/~wicd-devel/wicd/experimental/revision/751
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668397
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079025.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079029.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079055.html
secunia.com/advisories/48759
secunia.com/advisories/49657
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18733
www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-08.xml
www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical-hacking-wicd-0day.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/11/2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/11/3
www.securityfocus.com/bid/52987
bugs.launchpad.net/wicd/+bug/979221
launchpad.net/wicd/+announcement/9888