Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-6494
fedup 0.9.0 in Fedora 19, 20, and 21 uses a temporary directory with a static name for its download cache, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of system updates).
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2013-6494
- cpe:2.3:a:fedup_project:fedup:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-6494
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-2013-6494
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
3.9
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2013-6494
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2013-6494
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066679
1066679 – (CVE-2013-6494) CVE-2013-6494 fedup: /var/tmp/fedora-upgrade temporary directory creation vulnerabilityVendor Advisory
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142698.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: fedup-0.9.0-2.fc19Vendor Advisory
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142933.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: fedup-0.9.0-2.fc21
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/141698.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: fedup-0.9.0-1.fc20Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70874
FedUp CVE-2013-6494 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
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https://github.com/wgwoods/fedup/issues/44
/var/tmp/system-upgrade temporary directory creation vulnerability · Issue #44 · rhinstaller/fedup · GitHubPatch;Vendor Advisory
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