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CVE-2013-4325 json

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 co…

published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-4212

cvss
6.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • hplip Debian 13, Debian 12 3.13.9-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4325

  • hplip RHEL 6 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1
  • hpijs RHEL 6 1:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1
  • hplip-gui RHEL 6 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1
  • hplip-libs RHEL 6 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1
  • hplip-common RHEL 6 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1
  • libsane-hpaio RHEL 6 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:1274

  • hplip openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.16.10-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10083-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-4325 updated cvss 6.9

hplip: Insecure calling of polkit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) hpijs 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip-gui 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip-libs 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip-common 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, libsane-hpaio 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) hpijs 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip-gui 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip-libs 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip-common 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, libsane-hpaio 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) hpijs 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip-gui 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip-libs 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, hplip-common 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1, libsane-hpaio 3.12.4-4.el6_4.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1274
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 hpijs, hplip, hplip-gui, hplip-libs, hplip-common, libsane-hpaio
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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