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CVE-2013-1062

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Published: Oct 3, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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4.6
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.4
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (6)

1 product
Ubuntu Linux
1 product
Ubuntu System Service
Configuration A
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Canonical
Version 12.04
Version 12.10
Version 13.04
Configuration B
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Michael Vogt
Version 0.2.2
Version 0.2.3
Version 0.2.4

Related CWEs

References (4)

Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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