Vulnerability CVE-2013-4325
Published: 2013-09-23

Description:
The check_permission_v1 function in base/pkit.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.13.9 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.

Type:

CWE-264

 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.9/10
10/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
HP -> Linux imaging and printing project 

 References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006674
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1002375
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1956-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2829
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1274.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00062.html
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