DEBIAN-CVE-2019-3827

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2019-3827

    Published: 25 Mar 2019Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-3827

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-3827

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gvfs

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/gvfs?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.38.1-3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High