Vulnerability Intelligence Report
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.2
HIGH
EPSS Probability:0.34%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| opensuse | opensuse | 12.2, 12.3 |
| polkit_project | polkit | all |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.04, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 6.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.342%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2013-06-12T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2013-10-03T21:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2013-09-18 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-06T16:38:01 |
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