What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-1066?

CVE-2013-1066 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-1066?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2013-1066. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Language Selector CVE-2013-1066

MEDIUM

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2013-10-03 security@ubuntu.com

Privilege Escalation Language Selector Ubuntu Linux

4.6

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.6 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 03, 2013 - 21:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.6

DescriptionCVE.org

language-selector 0.110.x before 0.110.1, 0.90.x before 0.90.1, and 0.79.x before 0.79.4 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.

AnalysisAI

language-selector 0.110.x before 0.110.1, 0.90.x before 0.90.1, and 0.79.x before 0.79.4 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, which allows local users to bypass. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. language-selector 0.110.x before 0.110.1, 0.90.x before 0.90.1, and 0.79.x before 0.79.4 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. Affected products include: Ubuntu Developers Language-Selector, Canonical Ubuntu Linux. Version information: before 0.110.1.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.