CVE-2013-7171

Description

Slackware 14.0 and 14.1, and Slackware LLVM 3.0-i486-2 and 3.3-i486-2, contain world-writable permissions on the /tmp directory which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.07% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-7171 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-7171 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/20/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89915 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-7171?
CVE-2013-7171 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-7171?
To fix CVE-2013-7171, 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-2013-7171 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-7171 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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