CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2010-4664

HIGH
8.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In ConsoleKit before 0.4.2, an intended security policy restriction bypass was found. This flaw allows an authenticated system user to escalate their privileges by initiating a remote VNC session.

How to fix

Remediation Available
consolekitNVD
Affected:< 0.4.2Fixed in:0.4.2CVE-2010-4664derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days
65thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 65% of all known CVEs.

References

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