CVE-2013-2207

Description

pt_chown in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.18 does not properly check permissions for tty files, which allows local users to change the permission on the files and obtain access to arbitrary pseudo-terminals by leveraging a FUSE file system.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15755 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/55113 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00019.html vendor advisory
https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2013-08/msg00160.html mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=976408 patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2207?
CVE-2013-2207 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2207?
To fix CVE-2013-2207, 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-2013-2207 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-2207 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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