CVE-2013-4419

Description

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1536.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55813 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2013-October/msg00031.html third party advisory mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1016960 third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4419?
CVE-2013-4419 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4419?
To fix CVE-2013-4419, 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-2013-4419 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-4419 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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