CVE-2013-1065
backend.py in Jockey before 0.9.7-0ubuntu7.11 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.
Published:Oct 3, 2013
Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
EPS:Oct 3, 2013
EPSS Score:0.00058
CVSS Score:4.6
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Canonical
Product
Ubuntu Linux
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Vendor
Martin Pitt
Product
Jockey
Martin Pitt
Jockey
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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High
