UBUNTU-CVE-2010-4664

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-4664

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2010/UBUNTU-CVE-2010-4664.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2010-4664

Upstream

CVE-2010-4664

Published

2019-11-13T22:15:00Z

Modified

2026-04-22T08:48:05.144051Z

Severity

8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - low

Summary

[none]

Details

In ConsoleKit before 0.4.2, an intended security policy restriction bypass was found. This flaw allows an authenticated system user to escalate their privileges by initiating a remote VNC session.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / consolekit

Package

Name: consolekit
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/consolekit@0.4.5-3.1ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.4.5-3.1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.4.5-3.1ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "consolekit"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.4.5-3.1ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libck-connector0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.4.5-3.1ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "libpam-ck-connector"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2010/UBUNTU-CVE-2010-4664.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / consolekit