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title: "CVE-2019-12795\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-12795

Publication date 11 June 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12795?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

daemon/gvfsdaemon.c in gvfsd from GNOME gvfs before 1.38.3, 1.40.x before
1.40.2, and 1.41.x before 1.41.3 opened a private D-Bus server socket
without configuring an authorization rule. A local attacker could connect
to this server socket and issue D-Bus method calls. (Note that the server
socket only accepts a single connection, so the attacker would have to
discover the server and connect to the socket before its owner does.)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gvfs | 19.04 disco | Fixed 1.40.1-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 1.38.1-0ubuntu1.3.2 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1.36.1-0ubuntu1.3.3 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.28.2-1ubuntu1~16.04.3 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12795?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| gvfs | * Upstream:   [70dbfc6](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/commit/70dbfc68a79faac49bd3423e079cb6902522082a) * Upstream:   [d8c9138](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/commit/d8c9138bf240975848b1c54db648ec4cd516a48f) * Upstream:   [a0da5f1](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/commit/a0da5f16feda323c29850c495acd86dfc8fbb262) * Upstream:   [e3808a1](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/commit/e3808a1b4042761055b1d975333a8243d67b8bfe) * Upstream:   [756edf6](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/commit/756edf6692aa245faedc9573bf88bfe78af3ead3) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12795)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12795)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-12795)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12795)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4053-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4053-1)
+ GVfs vulnerabilities
+ 9 July 2019

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12795>