Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-4419
The guestfish command in libguestfs 1.20.12, 1.22.7, and earlier, when using the --remote or --listen option, does not properly check the ownership of /tmp/.guestfish-$UID/ when creating a temporary socket file in this directory, which allows local users to write to the socket and execute arbitrary commands by creating /tmp/.guestfish-$UID/ in advance.
Products affected by CVE-2013-4419
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4419
0.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 40 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2013-4419
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.2
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2013-4419
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2013-4419
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00001.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2013:1626-1: important: Security update forMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2013-October/msg00031.html
[Libguestfs] ANNOUNCE: CVE-2013-4419: insecure temporary directory handlThird Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1016960
1016960 – (CVE-2013-4419) CVE-2013-4419 libguestfs: insecure temporary directory handling for guestfish's network socketPatch;Third Party Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1536.html
RHSA-2013:1536 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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