{"cve":"CVE-2012-3524","nvd":{"published":"2012-09-18T17:55:00.990","modified":"2026-06-16T23:43:24.290","status":"Modified","description":"libdbus 1.5.x and earlier, when used in setuid or other privileged programs in X.org and possibly other products, allows local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable.  NOTE: libdbus maintainers state that this is a vulnerability in the applications that do not cleanse environment variables, not in libdbus itself: \"we do not support use of libdbus in setuid binaries that do not sanitize their environment before their first call into libdbus.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00009.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00015.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00000.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00094.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1261.html"],"products":["freedesktop:libdbus"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-3524","score":0.04477,"percentile":0.91459,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}