CVE-2013-1066 (GCVE-0-2013-1066)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-10-03 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 14:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
language-selector 0.110.x before 0.110.1, 0.90.x before 0.90.1, and 0.79.x before 0.79.4 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process, a related issue to CVE-2013-4288.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-sel… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-sel… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1958-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-sel… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/54911 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2013-09-18 00:00
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