6.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2013-4327
systemd Polkit D-Bus Privilege Escalation
Description

systemd 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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 3, 2013, 9:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 31, 2022, 5:39 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-4327 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Systemd_project systemd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-4327.

URL Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1961-1 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006680 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-4327 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-4327 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006680 Issue Tracking, Patch https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006680 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CWE NIST CWE-362
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 207 OR *cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 207
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-264
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:systemd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 207
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:systemd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:systemd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006680 Patch https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006680 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777 Third Party Advisory
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:systemd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu_developers:systemd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777 Third Party Advisory
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-4327 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-4327 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability