Vulnerability Details 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 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 19.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.6
References
- 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
Products affected by CVE-2013-1063
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cpe:2.3:a:evan_dandrea:usb-creator:0.2.38
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cpe:2.3:a:evan_dandrea:usb-creator:0.2.38.1
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cpe:2.3:a:evan_dandrea:usb-creator:0.2.40
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cpe:2.3:a:evan_dandrea:usb-creator:0.2.47
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10