Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2013-4324 (CCN-87339)

Assigned:2013-09-18
Published:2013-09-18
Updated:2019-06-17
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.4 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
1.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
6.9 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.1 Medium (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2013-4324

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
openSUSE-SU-2013:1562

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2013:1273

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
54947

Source: CCN
Type: spice-gtk Web site
Spice-Gtk - Spice

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20130918 Re: Fwd: [vs-plain] polkit races

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
62538

Source: CCN
Type: BID-62538
Red Hat 'spice-gtk' Module CVE-2013-4324 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 1006669
CVE-2013-4324 spice-gtk: Insecure calling of polkit via polkit_unix_process_new()

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
spicegtk-cve20134324-security-bypass(87339)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:spice-gtk_project:spice-gtk:0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::client:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20134324
    V
    CVE-2013-4324
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24186
    P
    ELSA-2013:1273: spice-gtk security update (Important)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21168
    P
    RHSA-2013:1273: spice-gtk security update (Important)
    2014-02-17
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201343240000000
    V
    CVE-2013-4324 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2013-10-03
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20134324000
    V
    CVE-2013-4324 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2013-10-03
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20134324000
    V
    CVE-2013-4324 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2013-10-03
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20134324000
    V
    CVE-2013-4324 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2013-10-03
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20131273
    P
    RHSA-2013:1273: spice-gtk security update (Important)
    2013-09-19
    BACK
    spice-gtk_project spice-gtk 0.14
    redhat enterprise linux 6.0