HIGH
CVE-2013-4161
CWE-269Published: December 31, 2019· Updated: Jun 16, 2026
7.8
CVSS v3.1
Official 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.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2013-4161 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.
Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.
A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.
CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Vendors & Products
Fedora1 product(s)
fedora
gksu-polkit_project1 product(s)
gksu-polkit
Source: NVD CPE · 3 total CPE entries
Exploit & PoC Resources
NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories
All References (10)
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4161Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
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https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4161Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113182.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113218.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4161Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
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https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4161Third Party Advisory
Quick Facts
CVE IDCVE-2013-4161
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-269
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedDec 31, 2019
Related CVEs (CWE-269)
Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2013-4161 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.