CVE-2013-4325
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
6.9
VIR risk
6.9
Description
The check_permission_v1 function in base/pkit.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.13.9 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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4325
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.13.9-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.13.9-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.13.9-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.13.9-1 |
Application impact
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00062.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00000.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1274.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1956-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006674
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4325
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.