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CVE-2013-1063

nvd nist
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

usb-creator 0.2.47 before 0.2.47.1, 0.2.40 before 0.2.40ubuntu2, and 0.2.38 before 0.2.38.2 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 (7)

1 product
Ubuntu Linux
1 product
Usb Creator
Configuration A
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Canonical
Version 12.04
Version 12.10
Version 13.10
Configuration B
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Evan Dandrea
Version 0.2.38.1
Version 0.2.38
Version 0.2.40
Version 0.2.47

Related CWEs

References (10)

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

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