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A vulnerability has been found in Michael Biebl PolicyKit 0.103 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to "wheel" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication.
The weakness was presented 10/01/2012 (Website). The advisory is available at launchpad.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-4945 since 12/23/2011. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59622 (GLSA-201204-06 : PolicyKit: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (59622). See 52603 for similar entry.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 59622
Nessus Name: GLSA-201204-06 : PolicyKit: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 71316
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201204-06 (polkit)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: cgit.freedesktop.org
Timeline
12/23/2011 🔍04/17/2012 🔍
04/18/2012 🔍
06/21/2012 🔍
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12/14/2021 🔍
Sources
Advisory: launchpad.netStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-4945 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 39198
Secunia: 48817 - Gentoo update for polkit, Less Critical
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Entry
Created: 03/24/2015 12:22Updated: 12/14/2021 15:44
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (62), 02/22/2019 13:20 (3), 12/14/2021 15:44 (3)
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