CVE-2013-2119

Description

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.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory phusion.nl Vendor Advisory phusion.nl
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=892813 issue tracking third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1136.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/05/29/phusion-passenger-3-0-21-released/ patch vendor advisory
http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/05/29/phusion-passenger-4-0-5-released/ patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2119?
CVE-2013-2119 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2119?
To fix CVE-2013-2119, 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-2013-2119 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-2119 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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