PT-2013-2854 · Canonical · Language-Selector

Published 2013-10-03 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2013-1066

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions language-selector versions 0.79.x through 0.79.3 language-selector versions 0.90.x through 0.90.0 language-selector versions 0.110.x through 0.110.0

Description The issue allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition via a setuid process or pkexec process. This occurs because the software does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority.

Recommendations For versions 0.79.x through 0.79.3, update to version 0.79.4 or later. For versions 0.90.x through 0.90.0, update to version 0.90.1 or later. For versions 0.110.x through 0.110.0, update to version 0.110.1 or later.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-1066

Affected Products

Language-Selector

References · 7

• http://secunia.com/advisories/54911 · Vendor Advisory
• https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.79.4 · Patch
• https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.90.1 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1066 · Security Note
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1958-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.110.1 · Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87379 · Note