CVE-2012-4284

high-risk
Published 2020-01-10

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

Do I need to act?

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51.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 49% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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2 public exploits available
20485, 24579
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Sparklabs

References (8)

Exploit http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002
Exploit https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelpe...
Release Notes https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/
Exploit http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002
Exploit https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelpe...
Release Notes https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac/
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 25/34 · High
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal