Marc Deslauriers Software-properties up to 0.92.17.2 Access Restriction access control
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A vulnerability has been found in Marc Deslauriers Software-properties up to 0.92.17.2 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was disclosed 10/03/2013 (Website). The advisory is available at launchpad.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-1061 since 01/11/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69978 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 : software-properties vulnerability (USN-1960-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 0.82.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87381) and Tenable (69978).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 69978
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 : software-properties vulnerability (USN-1960-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 841561
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for software-properties USN-1960-1
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Software-properties 0.82.7.3
Timeline
01/11/2013 🔍09/18/2013 🔍
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Advisory: USN-1960-1Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-1061 (🔍)
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X-Force: 87381
Vulnerability Center: 41691 - Software-Properties Local Bypass Restrictions Vulnerability via PolicyKit, Medium
SecurityFocus: 62504
Secunia: 54909
Entry
Created: 03/24/2015 15:54Updated: 01/08/2022 09:24
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (65), 05/12/2017 10:38 (4), 01/08/2022 09:21 (3), 01/08/2022 09:24 (1)
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