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CVE-2013-4324

spice-gtk 0.14, and possibly other versions, invokes the polkit authority using the insecure polkit_unix_process_new API

spice-gtk 0.14, and possibly other versions, invokes the polkit authority using the insecure polkit_unix_process_new API function, 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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00065
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Affected Products & Versions

2
spice-gtk project spice-gtkall versions
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD03 Oct 2013 · 09:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2013:1273Important
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00031.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1273.htmlVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54947Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62538
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