Vulnerability in Systemd Project
CVE-2013-4394
The SetX11Keyboard function in systemd, when PolicyKit Local Authority (PKLA) is used to change the group permissions on the X Keyboard Extension (XKB) layouts description, allows local users in the group to modify the Xorg X11 Server configuration file and possibly gain privileges via vectors involving "special and control characters."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (24.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Systemd Project
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)