VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-4284
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
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 69.5%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 69.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 69.52% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sparklabs/viscosity
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.