CVE-2012-5560
The default configuration in mate-settings-daemon 1.5.3 allows local users to change the timezone...
The default configuration in mate-settings-daemon 1.5.3 allows local users to change the timezone for the system via a crafted D-Bus call.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The default configuration in mate-settings-daemon 1.5.3 allows local users to change the timezone for the system via a crafted D-Bus call.
- Record
CVE-2012-5560- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The default configuration in mate-settings-daemon 1.5.3 allows local users to change the timezone for the system via a crafted D-Bus call.
- Record
CVE-2012-5560- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5452 No score
The default configuration in mate-settings-daemon 1.5.3 allows local users to change the timezone for the system via a crafted D-Bus call.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5452- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fx77-c6gh-q566 No score
The default configuration in mate-settings-daemon 1.5.3 allows local users to change the timezone...
The default configuration in mate-settings-daemon 1.5.3 allows local users to change the timezone for the system via a crafted D-Bus call.
- Record
GHSA-fx77-c6gh-q566- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5560 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Mate-desktop Mate-settings-daemon, published May 30, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.