CVE-2013-1063
published 2013-10-03CVE-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…
PriorityP416medium4.6CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCPIPAP
EPSS
0.37%
30.1th percentile
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.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| evan_dandrea | usb-creator | — | — |
| evan_dandrea | usb-creator | — | — |
| evan_dandrea | usb-creator | — | — |
| evan_dandrea | usb-creator | — | — |
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Ubuntu
usb-creator vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2013-09-18
CVE-2013-1063 usb-creator vulnerability
Title: usb-creator vulnerability
Summary: usb-creator could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations.
It was discovered that usb-creator was using polkit in an unsafe manner. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended polkit
authorizations.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
GHSA
GHSA-58qf-hw52-9h34: usb-creator 0
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2013-1063 [HIGH] GHSA-58qf-hw52-9h34: usb-creator 0
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://secunia.com/advisories/54901http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1963-1https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.38.2https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.40ubuntu2https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.47.1http://secunia.com/advisories/54901http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1963-1https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.38.2https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.40ubuntu2https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.47.1
2013-10-03
Published