CVE-2012-4425
libgio, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in spice-gtk and possibly other products...
CVE-2012-4425 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Freedesktop Spice-gtk, published September 18, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in spice-gtk 0.12-5.
- Severity
- 6.9 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.09%EPSS, 65th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
0.12-5spice-gtk +31 more
Description
libgio, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in spice-gtk and possibly other products, allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libgio itself.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
spice-gtkDebian:12 | before 0.12-5 | 0.12-5 |
spice-gtkDebian:13 | before 0.12-5 | 0.12-5 |
spice-gtkDebian:14 | before 0.12-5 | 0.12-5 |
spice-glibRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtk-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtk-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-glib-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtk-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtk-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
spice-glibRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtk-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtk-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-glib-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtk-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtk-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-glibRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtk-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtk-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-glib-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtk-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtk-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-glibRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtk-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtk-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-glib-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtk-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtk-toolsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | before 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 | 0:0.11-11.el6_3.1 |
spice-gtkopenSUSE:Tumbleweed | before 0.33-2.1 | 0.33-2.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | libdbus - 'DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS' Local Privilege Escalation | 2012-07-17 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
libgio, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in spice-gtk and possibly other products, allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libgio itself.
- Record
CVE-2012-4425- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
libgio, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in spice-gtk and possibly other products, allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libgio itself.
- Record
CVE-2012-4425- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4360No score
libgio, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in spice-gtk and possibly other products, allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libgio itself.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4360- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c77h-vm5q-jc2mNo score
libgio, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in spice-gtk and possibly other products...
libgio, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in spice-gtk and possibly other products, allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libgio itself.
- Record
GHSA-c77h-vm5q-jc2m- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
libgio, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in spice-gtk and possibly other products, allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libgio itself.
- Record
CVE-2012-4425- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-4425No score
libgio, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in spice-gtk and possibly other products, allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libgio itself.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4425- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10421-1No score
libspice-client-glib-2_0-8-0.33-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libspice-client-glib-2_0-8-0.33-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10421-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
References
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1284.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/6
spinics.net/lists/spice-devel/msg01940.html
permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.extras.cvs/853051
exploit-db.com/exploits/21323
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=857283
securityfocus.com/bid/55555
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4425
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c77h-vm5q-jc2m
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4425
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1284
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2012/rhsa-2012_1284.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4425
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4425