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HistorySep 18, 2013 - 12:00 a.m.

ubuntu-system-service vulnerability

2013-09-1800:00:00
ubuntu.com
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CVSS2

4.6

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

AI Score

6.3

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 13.04
  • Ubuntu 12.10
  • Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

  • ubuntu-system-service - Dbus service to set various system-wide configurations

Details

It was discovered that ubuntu-system-service was using polkit in an unsafe
manner. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended
polkit authorizations.

CVSS2

4.6

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

AI Score

6.3

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%