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CVE-2019-12447

gvfs: mishandling of file ownership in daemon/gvfsbackendadmin.c

Severity Score

7.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2. daemon/gvfsbackendadmin.c mishandles file ownership because setfsuid is not used.

Fue encontrado un problema en GNOME gvfs versiĆ³n 1.29.4 hasta la 1.41.2. El archivo daemon/gvfsbackendadmin.c maneja incorrectamente la propiedad de archivo porque no es usado setfsuid.

It was discovered that gvfs incorrectly set the ownership of files handled by the admin:// backend. An attacker could abuse this flaw when the destination file of a copy/move operation is handled by the admin:// backend. The attacker would have access to the target files with the ability to read and write them.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-05-29 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-05-29 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-22 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-282: Improper Ownership Management
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Gnome
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Gvfs
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>= 1.29.4 <= 1.41.2
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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16.04
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lts
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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18.04
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lts
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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18.10
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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19.04
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Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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29
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Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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30
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Opensuse
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Leap
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15.0
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Opensuse
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Leap
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15.1
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