PackageKit: downgrade packages when using the Zypper backend
Published Apr 16, 2014
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
The Zypper (aka zypp) backend in PackageKit before 0.8.8 allows local users to downgrade packages via the "install updates" method.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.8.7
- 0.8.1
- 0.8.2
- 0.8.3
- 0.8.4
- 0.8.5
- 0.8.6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
PackageKit
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
PackageKit
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | PackageKit | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | PackageKit | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the version of PackageKit in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, as Zypper support was not included.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00382) | 29.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00382) | 29.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 16.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00026.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/25/20 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1764 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61231 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=804983 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1090771 Issue Tracking
- https://gitorious.org/packagekit/packagekit/commit/d3d14631042237bcfe6fb30a60e59bb6d94af425 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://gitorious.org/packagekit/packagekit/source/NEWS x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1764
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1764
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00026.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/25/20 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1764 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61231 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=804983 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1090771 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://gitorious.org/packagekit/packagekit/commit/d3d14631042237bcfe6fb30a60e59bb6d94af425 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://gitorious.org/packagekit/packagekit/source/NEWS | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1764 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1764 |
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