CVE-2012-2095
The SetWiredProperty function in the D-Bus interface in WICD before 1.7.2 allows local users to...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2095- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2095- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2100 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2100- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9cx3-g38p-gmgm No score
The SetWiredProperty function in the D-Bus interface in WICD before 1.7.2 allows local users to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9cx3-g38p-gmgm- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2095- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WICD 1.7.1 - Local Privilege Escalation | 2012-04-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-2095 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in David Paleino Wicd, published April 7, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/48759
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668397
securityfocus.com/bid/52987
launchpad.net/wicd/+announcement/9888
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/11/2
bugs.launchpad.net/wicd/+bug/979221
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lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079055.html
infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical-hacking-wicd-0day.html
exploit-db.com/exploits/18733
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-08.xml
bazaar.launchpad.net/~wicd-devel/wicd/experimental/revision/751
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2095
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9cx3-g38p-gmgm