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CVE-2013-1061

N/A
Published: October 3, 2013 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxSoftware Properties

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py in Software Properties 0.92.17 before 0.92.17.3, 0.92.9 before 0.92.9.3, and 0.82.7 before 0.82.7.5 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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (7)

x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/150156695/software-properties_0.92.17.2_0.92.17.3.diff.gz
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/54909
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1960-1
VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87381
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.82.7.5
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.17.3
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.9.3

CVSS

4.6MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264

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