medium4.6
CVE-2013-1063
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 authori…
Impact
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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 12.04, 12.10, 13.10 |
| Evan Dandrea | Usb-Creator | Versions 0.2.38, 0.2.38.1, 0.2.40, 0.2.47 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54901
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1963-1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.38.2
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.40ubuntu2
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.47.1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54901
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1963-1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.38.2
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.40ubuntu2
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.47.1