CVE-2013-1764
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.1
Description
The Zypper (aka zypp) backend in PackageKit before 0.8.8 allows local users to downgrade packages via the "install updates" method.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0 |
| sid | Fixed | 0 |
| forky | Fixed | 0 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagekit_project | packagekit | {"endIncluding":"0.8.7"} | |
| packagekit_project | packagekit | 0.8.1 | |
| packagekit_project | packagekit | 0.8.2 | |
| packagekit_project | packagekit | 0.8.3 | |
| packagekit_project | packagekit | 0.8.4 | |
| packagekit_project | packagekit | 0.8.5 | |
| packagekit_project | packagekit | 0.8.6 | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00026.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/25/20
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61231
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=804983
- https://gitorious.org/packagekit/packagekit/commit/d3d14631042237bcfe6fb30a60e59bb6d94af425
- https://gitorious.org/packagekit/packagekit/source/NEWS
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1764
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.