CVE-2013-4288

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.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

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

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:polkit_project:polkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:::::*

Information

Published : 2013-10-03 14:55

Updated : 2023-02-12 20:45

NVD link : CVE-2013-4288

Mitre link : CVE-2013-4288

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux

canonical

ubuntu_linux

opensuse

opensuse

polkit_project

polkit

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