Vulnerability in Spice-Gtk Project
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 leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process, a related issue to CVE-2013-4288.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.9% 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
- Spice-Gtk Project — versions 0.14
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00031.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/54947 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/18/6 (mailing-list)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1273.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/62538 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-4324?
- CVE-2013-4324 is a vulnerability in Spice-Gtk Project, classified under CWE-264. Published 2013-10-03.
- Is CVE-2013-4324 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.