CVE-2013-4161

Description

gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18 was reported as fixing the issue in CVE-2012-5617 but the patch was improperly applied and it did not fixed the security issue.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Third-Party Advisory fedoraproject.org Third-Party Advisory fedoraproject.org Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18 gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4161 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4161 issue tracking third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4161 broken link
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.html third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4161?
CVE-2013-4161 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4161?
To fix CVE-2013-4161, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-4161 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-4161 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2013-4161?
CVE-2013-4161 affects gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18 gksu-polkit-0.0.3-6.fc18.
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