CVE-2013-4325 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2013-4325

The check_permission_v1 function in base/pkit.py in HP Linux Imaging and...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux imaging and printing project
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0, 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

Timeline

Official Publish: September 23rd, 2013
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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