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CVE-2013-1063 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/54901 CVEVendor Advisory
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.38.2 CVEPatch
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.40ubuntu2 CVEPatch
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/0.2.47.1 CVEPatch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1963-1 CVE

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
canonical ubuntu linux
12.04 -
12.10
13.10

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
evan dandrea usb-creator
0.2.38
0.2.38.1
0.2.40
0.2.47

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:evan_dandrea:usb-creator:0.2.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:evan_dandrea:usb-creator:0.2.38.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:evan_dandrea:usb-creator:0.2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:evan_dandrea:usb-creator:0.2.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-1063
NVD Published Date:
Oct 3, 2013
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2013-1063 Details - Not Deferred