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CVE-2013-4325

Published: Sep 23, 2013 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
6.9 IMPORTANT
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4325
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

The check_permission_v1 function in base/pkit.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) through 3.13.9 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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp1.0 (including)1.0 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp2.0 (including)2.0 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp2.7.10 (including)2.7.10 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.9.2 (including)3.9.2 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.9.4 (including)3.9.4 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.9.4b (including)3.9.4b (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.9.6 (including)3.9.6 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.9.8 (including)3.9.8 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.9.10 (including)3.9.10 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.9.12 (including)3.9.12 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.10.2 (including)3.10.2 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.10.5 (including)3.10.5 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.10.6 (including)3.10.6 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.10.9 (including)3.10.9 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.11.1 (including)3.11.1 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.11.3 (including)3.11.3 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.11.3a (including)3.11.3a (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.11.5 (including)3.11.5 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.11.7 (including)3.11.7 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.11.10 (including)3.11.10 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.12.2 (including)3.12.2 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.12.4 (including)3.12.4 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.12.6 (including)3.12.6 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.12.9 (including)3.12.9 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.12.10 (including)3.12.10 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.12.10-a (including)3.12.10-a (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.12.11 (including)3.12.11 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.13.2 (including)3.13.2 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.13.3 (including)3.13.3 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.13.4 (including)3.13.4 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.13.5 (including)3.13.5 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.13.6 (including)3.13.6 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.13.7 (including)3.13.7 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.13.8 (including)3.13.8 (including)
Linux_imaging_and_printing_projectHp3.13.9 (including)3.13.9 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHathplip-0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1*
HplipUbuntudevel*
HplipUbuntulucid*
HplipUbuntuprecise*
HplipUbuntuquantal*
HplipUbunturaring*

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