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."
Published 2013-10-28 22:55:04
Updated 2022-01-31 17:50:30
Source Red Hat, Inc.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4394

0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2013-4394

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.9
MEDIUM AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:P
1.9
9.5
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2013-4394

References for CVE-2013-4394

Products affected by CVE-2013-4394

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