PT-2020-7231 · Viscosity · Viscosity

Jason A. Donenfeld · Published 2020-01-10 · Updated 2020-05-11 · CVE-2012-4284

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Viscosity version 1.4.1

Description A Privilege Escalation issue exists due to a path name validation issue in the setuid-set ViscosityHelper binary, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Viscosity version 1.4.1, consider restricting access to the ViscosityHelper binary until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, disabling the setuid-set functionality for the ViscosityHelper binary may help minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-4284

Affected Products

Viscosity

References · 8

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/osx/local/setuid_viscosity.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120643/Viscosity-setuid-set-ViscosityHelper-Privilege-Escalation.html · Exploit
• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/24579 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/20485 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/24579 · Exploit
• https://sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/mac · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4284 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/55002 · Note