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Vulnerability details: VCID-s4xn-z1py-9bbs
Vulnerability ID VCID-s4xn-z1py-9bbs
Aliases CVE-2012-3524
Summary A vulnerability has been found in D-Bus which allows local attackers to gain escalated privileges.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
System Score Found at
epss 0.52378 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3524
epss 0.52378 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3524
epss 0.52378 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3524
epss 0.52378 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3524
epss 0.52378 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3524
epss 0.52378 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3524
epss 0.52378 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3524
epss 0.52378 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3524
epss 0.52378 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3524
cvssv2 6.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3524
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00015.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1261.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2012-3524.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3524
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52202
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697105
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3524
http://secunia.com/advisories/50537
http://secunia.com/advisories/50544
http://secunia.com/advisories/50710
http://stealth.openwall.net/null/dzug.c
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21323
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:070
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:083
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/10/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/26/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/14/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/17/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55517
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1576-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1576-2
689070 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=689070
847402 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=847402
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:libdbus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:libdbus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:libdbus:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:libdbus:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:libdbus:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:libdbus:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:libdbus:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:libdbus:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:libdbus:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:libdbus:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:libdbus:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:libdbus:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:libdbus:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:libdbus:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2012-3524 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3524
CVE-2012-3524;OSVDB-85480;CVE-2012-4425 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/21323.c
GLSA-201406-01 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201406-01
RHSA-2012:1261 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1261
USN-1576-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1576-1/
USN-1576-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1576-2/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Sept. 14, 2012
Description libdbus - 'DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS' Local Privilege Escalation
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date July 17, 2012
Exploit type local
Platform linux
Source update date Sept. 14, 2012
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3524
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.97907
EPSS Score 0.52378
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:01:13.253945+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201406-01 38.0.0