CVE-2013-1061
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1061
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2013-1061.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2013-1061
- Downstream
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:13:07.150477Z
- Published
- 2013-10-03T21:55:03Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:13:07.150477Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py in Software Properties 0.92.17 before 0.92.17.3, 0.92.9 before 0.92.9.3, and 0.82.7 before 0.82.7.5 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.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/54909
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1960-1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.82.7.5
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.17.3
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.9.3
- http://launchpadlibrarian.net/150156695/software-properties_0.92.17.2_0.92.17.3.diff.gz
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87381