CVE-2013-1052 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit improper PATH handling in pam-xdg-support to gain elevated privileges via sudo vectors.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-1052?

CVE-2013-1052 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 21 Mar 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

pam-xdg-support, as used in Ubuntu 12.10, does not properly handle the PATH environment variable, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to sudo.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1052?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1052?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1052 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-1052 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1052 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4qvx-5chg-whr8.

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