CVE-2013-4325

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.9
Exploit probability—
ProductHp Linux Imaging And Printing Project
PublishedSep 23, 2013
First seenSep 23, 2013

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
hp linux_imaging_and_printing_project1.0, 2.0, 2.7.10, 3.9.2, 3.9.4, 3.9.4b, 3.9.6, 3.9.8, 3.9.10, 3.9.12, 3.10.2, 3.10.5, 3.10.6, 3.10.9, 3.11.1, 3.11.3, 3.11.3a, 3.11.5, 3.11.7, 3.11.10, 3.12.2, 3.12.4, 3.12.6, 3.12.9, 3.12.10, 3.12.11, 3.13.2, 3.13.3, 3.13.4, 3.13.5, 3.13.6, 3.13.7, 3.13.8, 3.13.9—

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