# CVE-2012-2095: The SetWiredProperty function in the D-Bus interface in WICD before 1.7.2 allows local users to write arbitrary configuration settings and g

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2014-04-07 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The SetWiredProperty function in the D-Bus interface in WICD before 1.7.2 allows local users to write arbitrary configuration settings and gain privileges via a crafted property name in a dbus message.

## What to do

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/48759
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=668397
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52987
- https://launchpad.net/wicd/+announcement/9888
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/11/2
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/wicd/+bug/979221
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49657
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079055.html
- http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical-hacking-wicd-0day.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079029.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/11/3
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18733
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-08.xml
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079025.html
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~wicd-devel/wicd/experimental/revision/751
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18733

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