CVE-2013-1066

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.

CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1958-1	Vendor Advisory
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.110.1	Patch
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.90.1	Patch
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.79.4	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/54911	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87379

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.79.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.79.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.79.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.90:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.110:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.79:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:::::*

Information

Published : 2013-10-03 14:55

Updated : 2017-08-28 18:33

NVD link : CVE-2013-1066

Mitre link : CVE-2013-1066

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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Products Affected

ubuntu_developers

language-selector

canonical

ubuntu_linux

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