CVE-2010-0750 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

pkexec.c in pkexec in libpolkit in PolicyKit 0.96 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via the argument.

Published: 2010-04-06

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:policykit:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2010-0776	pkexec.c in pkexec in libpolkit in PolicyKit 0.96 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via the argument.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00082.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26982
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/PolicyKit/commit/?id=14bdfd816512a82b1ad258fa143ae5faa945df8a
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127014095301235&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127014999113790&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/39149
http://secunia.com/advisories/48817
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-06.xml
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57543
https://launchpad.net/bugs/532852

History

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Subscriptions

Freedesktop Policykit

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2010-04-06T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:59:38.903Z

Reserved: 2010-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-0750

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-04-06T16:30:00.377

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-0750

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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