{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com", "ID": "CVE-2011-4945", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "PolicyKit 0.103 sets the AdminIdentities to \"wheel\" by default, which allows local users in the wheel group to gain root privileges without authentication." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "[oss-security] 20120327 Re: CVE Request: PolicyKit change allows users in \"wheel\" group to become root without a password", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/2" }, { "name": "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401513", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=401513" }, { "name": "http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/policykit-1/0.104-2/05_revert-admin-identities-unix-group-wheel.patch", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/policykit-1/0.104-2/05_revert-admin-identities-unix-group-wheel.patch" }, { "name": "https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.103-1", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/0.103-1" }, { "name": "[polkit-devel] 20111206 polkit 0.103", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "http://www.mail-archive.com/polkit-devel@lists.freedesktop.org/msg00327.html" }, { "name": "GLSA-201204-06", "refsource": "GENTOO", "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-06.xml" }, { "name": "48817", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/48817" }, { "name": "http://cgit.freedesktop.org/PolicyKit/commit/?id=763faf434b445c20ae9529100d3ef5290976d0c9", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://cgit.freedesktop.org/PolicyKit/commit/?id=763faf434b445c20ae9529100d3ef5290976d0c9" }, { "name": "[oss-security] 20120327 CVE Request: PolicyKit change allows users in \"wheel\" group to become root without a password", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/1" } ] } }