CVE-2013-4324
spice-gtk 0.14, and possibly other versions, invokes the polkit authority using the insecure polkit_unix_process_new API function, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by
02 Description
spice-gtk 0.14, and possibly other versions, invokes the polkit authority using the insecure polkit_unix_process_new API function, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-10-03 21:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 16:38Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-06-12
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- dc8b801abe1617c22cac72296201fd3f11eaba52125de77f0a9152ff256465f5
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:1562http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00031.html
- secunia.com54947http://secunia.com/advisories/54947
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20130918 Re: Fwd: [vs-plain] polkit raceshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:1273http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1273.html
- www.securityfocus.com62538http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62538
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- spice-gtk Fixed in 0.21-0nocelt1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- spice-gtk Fixed in 0.21-0nocelt1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- spice-gtk Fixed in 0.21-0nocelt1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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