CVE-2013-1062 (GCVE-0-2013-1062)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-10-03 21:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 18:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
ubuntu-system-service 0.2.4 before 0.2.4.1. 0.2.3 before 0.2.3.1, and 0.2.2 before 0.2.2.1 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
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1962-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/54907 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
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