# CVE-2013-4325: Race condition in n/a

> Local attackers can exploit a race condition in HPLIP's polkit communication to bypass access restrictions and escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4325, GHSA-7hxg-9wxx-g3mp, RHSA-2013:1274

## What is CVE-2013-4325?

CVE-2013-4325 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4325?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `hpijs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 1:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hplip` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hplip-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hplip-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hplip-gui` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hplip-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `libsane-hpaio` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hpijs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hplip` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hplip-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hplip-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hplip-gui` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hplip-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `libsane-hpaio` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hpijs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 1:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hplip` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hplip-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hplip-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hplip-gui` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `hplip-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |
| `libsane-hpaio` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:3.12.4-4.el6_4.1 |

Products: Hp Linux Imaging and Printing Project.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-4325?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2013-4325 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4325 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-5208](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5208/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2010-4267](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4267/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-2940](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2940/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2013-6427](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6427/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2011-2697](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2697/): Command injection in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-4325 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-4325 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4325 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4325/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4325/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4325
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4325
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4325

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4325/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.