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CVE-2013-4288 Detail

Current Description

Race condition in PolicyKit (aka polkit) allows local users to bypass intended PolicyKit restrictions and gain privileges by starting a setuid or pkexec process before the authorization check is performed, related to (1) the polkit_unix_process_new API function, (2) the dbus API, or (3) the --process (unix-process) option for authorization to pkcheck.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  10/03/2013
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Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.2 HIGH
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375 Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00004.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00005.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00062.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00000.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1270.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/626
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/4
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1953-1 Vendor Advisory

Technical Details

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-4288
NVD Published Date:
10/03/2013
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018