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
EPSS: 0.004 (28.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18 — versions 0.0.3-6.fc18
- Gksu-polkit_project Gksu-polkit — versions 0.0.3
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 18, 19
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.