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

CVSS v3.1 NVD

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

69.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Published

2020-01-10

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privile…
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/osx/local/setuid_viscosity.rb

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24579
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20485

Security advisories

• https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55002

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry