CVE-2013-1066

language-selector 0.110.x before 0.110.1, 0.90.x before 0.90.1, and 0.79.x before 0.79.4 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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.79.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.79.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.79.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:language-selector:0.110:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:48

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/54911 - Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/54911 - Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1958-1 - Vendor Advisory () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1958-1 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87379 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87379 -
References () https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.110.1 - Patch () https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.110.1 - Patch
References () https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.79.4 - Patch () https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.79.4 - Patch
References () https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.90.1 - Patch () https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.90.1 - Patch

Information

Published : 2013-10-03 21:55

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:48


NVD link : CVE-2013-1066

Mitre link : CVE-2013-1066

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-1066


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Products Affected

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

ubuntu_developers

  • language-selector
CWE
CWE-264

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