CVE-2013-4479

Public Exploit

Description

lib/sup/message_chunks.rb in Sup before 0.13.2.1 and 0.14.x before 0.14.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the content_type of an email attachment.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.51%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup/commit/ca0302e0c716682d2de22e9136400c704cc93e42 patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/55294 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55400 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Oct/272 mailing list
http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/sup-talk/2013-October/004996.html mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2805 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/30/2 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165917.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4479?
CVE-2013-4479 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4479?
To fix CVE-2013-4479, 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-2013-4479 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-4479 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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