CVE-2013-2119 : Phusion Passenger gem before 3.0.21 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 for Ruby allows local

Phusion Passenger gem before 3.0.21 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 for Ruby allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevent application start) or gain privileges by pre-creating a temporary "config" file in a directory with a predictable name in /tmp/ before it is used by the gem.

Published 2014-01-03 18:54:11

Updated 2025-04-11 00:51:22

Source Red Hat, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2013-2119

Redhat » Openshift » Version: 1.0 Enterprise Edition
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:1.0:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger
Versions up to, including, (<=) 3.0.20
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.19
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.18
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.3
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.2
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.0
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.12
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.11
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.10
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.9
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.15
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.13
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.8
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.4
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 4.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 4.0.3
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.17
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.14
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.7
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 3.0.5
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 4.0.2
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Phusion » Passenger » Version: 4.0.4
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2119

EPSS FAQ

0.07%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 18 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2013-2119

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
4.6	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	3.9	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial

CWE ids for CVE-2013-2119

CWE-264

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2013-2119

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1136.html

RHSA-2013:1136 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=892813

892813 – (CVE-2013-2119) CVE-2013-2119 rubygem-passenger: incorrect temporary file usage
Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/05/29/phusion-passenger-3-0-21-released/

Database Error
Patch;Vendor Advisory
http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/05/29/phusion-passenger-4-0-5-released/

Database Error
Patch;Vendor Advisory

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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-2119

Products affected by CVE-2013-2119

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2119

CVSS scores for CVE-2013-2119

CWE ids for CVE-2013-2119

References for CVE-2013-2119