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CVE-2019-3827: gnome gvfs Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 7.0v3.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2019-0080SUSE-SU-2019:0438-1RHSA-2019:1517
Published 25-03-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-3827 is a high (CVSS 7.0) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in gnome gvfs. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.0/10
010
High · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.36%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10838-1

Timeline

  1. 25-03-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An incorrect permission check in the admin backend in gvfs before version 1.39.4 was found that allows reading and modify arbitrary files by privileged users without asking for password when no authentication agent is running. This vulnerability can be exploited by malicious programs running under privileges of users belonging to the wheel group to further escalate its privileges by modifying system files without user's knowledge. Successful exploitation requires uncommon system configuration.

CVSS metrics

8 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.36% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.36%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat23 products
  • gvfs< 0:1.36.2-2.el8_0.1 | < 0:1.36.2-3.el7
  • gvfs-afc< 0:1.36.2-2.el8_0.1 | < 0:1.36.2-3.el7
  • gvfs-afc-debuginfo< 0:1.36.2-2.el8_0.1
  • gvfs-afp< 0:1.36.2-2.el8_0.1 | < 0:1.36.2-3.el7
  • gvfs-afp-debuginfo< 0:1.36.2-2.el8_0.1
[unknown]1 product
Debian1 product
  • gvfs< 1.38.1-3
Gnome1 product
Mageia1 product
  • gvfs< 1.32.1-1.1.mga6
Opensuse1 product
  • gvfs&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.0< 1.34.2.1-lp150.3.6.1
Suse1 product
  • gvfs&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15< 1.34.2.1-4.6.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • gvfs< 1.36.1-0ubuntu1.3

8 vendors · 30 products

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