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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
4.6 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
canonicalCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 19%
VendorProductVersion
ubuntu_developerslanguage-selector
0.79
ubuntu_developerslanguage-selector
0.79.1
ubuntu_developerslanguage-selector
0.79.2
ubuntu_developerslanguage-selector
0.79.3
ubuntu_developerslanguage-selector
0.90
ubuntu_developerslanguage-selector
0.110
canonicalubuntu_linux
12.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
12.10
canonicalubuntu_linux
13.04
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
language-selector
raring
Fixed 0.110.1
released
quantal
Fixed 0.90.1
released
precise
Fixed 0.79.4
released
lucid
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://secunia.com/advisories/54911
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1958-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87379
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.110.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.79.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.90.1
http://secunia.com/advisories/54911
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1958-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87379
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.110.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.79.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.90.1