Unscored severity · published Oct 3, 2013
CVE-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 authority, which allows…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 12.10; 13.10 · source: NVD
US
Usb-creator · Evan Dandrea
0.2.38; 0.2.38.1; 0.2.40; 0.2.47 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1063
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1063
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54901
www.ubuntu.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1963-1
Patch
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.38.2
Patch
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.40ubuntu2
Patch
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.47.1
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