# CVE-2013-1061: dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py in Software Properties 0.92.17 before 0.92.17.3, 0.92.9 before 0.92.9.3, and 0.82.7 before 0.82.7.5 does not

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-10-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

dbus/SoftwarePropertiesDBus.py in Software Properties 0.92.17 before 0.92.17.3, 0.92.9 before 0.92.9.3, and 0.82.7 before 0.82.7.5 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, 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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.82.7.5
- http://launchpadlibrarian.net/150156695/software-properties_0.92.17.2_0.92.17.3.diff.gz
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.17.3
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/0.92.9.3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54909
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87381
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1960-1

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