CVE-2013-1052

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82918

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2013-1092

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1766-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58550

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-03-21

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H