Privilege escalation in Gksu-Polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18
CVE-2013-4161
gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18 was reported as fixing the issue in CVE-2012-5617 but the patch was improperly applied and it did not fixed the security issue.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gksu-Polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18 — versions 0.0.3-6.fc18
- Gksu-Polkit Project — versions 0.0.3
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 18, 19
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4161 (Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4161 (Broken Link)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-4161?
- CVE-2013-4161 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gksu-Polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-31.
- How severe is CVE-2013-4161?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.