medium4.6
CVE-2013-1064
apt-xapian-index before 0.45ubuntu2.1, 0.44ubuntu7.1, and 0.44ubuntu5.1 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, which allows loc…
Impact
apt-xapian-index before 0.45ubuntu2.1, 0.44ubuntu7.1, and 0.44ubuntu5.1 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 | Apt-Xapian-Index | from 0.45ubuntu1 before 0.45ubuntu2.1 Versions 0.44ubuntu5.1, 0.44ubuntu7.1 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 12.04, 12.10, 13.04 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54914
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1955-1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/0.44ubuntu5.1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/0.44ubuntu7.1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/0.45ubuntu2.1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54914
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1955-1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/0.44ubuntu5.1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/0.44ubuntu7.1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-xapian-index/0.45ubuntu2.1