CVE-2013-4394
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.9)—
The SetX11Keyboard function in systemd, when PolicyKit Local Authority (PKLA) is used to change the group permissions on the X Keyboard Extension (XKB) layouts description, allows local users in the group to modify the Xorg X11 Server configuration file and possibly gain privileges via vectors involving "special and control characters."
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:P
- Puntuación base: 5.9
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.33%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 25
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-276
Referencias
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862324
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862324
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34
JSON original (NVD)
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