CVE-2013-1062 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting specific versions of the Ubuntu system-service package. It stems from improper D-Bus communication with the Polkit authority, allowing local users to bypass access restrictions through a race condition involving setuid or pkexec processes. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:michael_vogt:ubuntu-system-service:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:michael_vogt:ubuntu-system-service:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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