CVE-2013-2007

Description

The qemu guest agent in Qemu 1.4.1 and earlier, as used by Xen, when started in daemon mode, uses weak permissions for certain files, which allows local users to read and write to these files.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00057.html vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/93032 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=956082
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028521 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59675 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/06/5 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/53325 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84047 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0791.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0896.html vendor advisory
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c689b4f1bac352dcfd6ecb9a1d45337de0f1de67

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2007?
CVE-2013-2007 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2007?
To fix CVE-2013-2007, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-2007 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-2007 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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