CVE-2012-5560

low
Published 2014-05-30 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

Description

The default configuration in mate-settings-daemon 1.5.3 allows local users to change the timezone for the system via a crafted D-Bus call.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5560

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed0
debian debianbullseyefixed0
debian debianforkyfixed0
debian debiansidfixed0
debian debiantrixiefixed0

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
mate-desktopmate-settings-daemon1.5.3

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.