CVE-2013-7172

Description

Slackware 13.1, 13.37, 14.0 and 14.1 contain world-writable permissions on the iodbctest and iodbctestw programs within the libiodbc package, which could allow local users to use RPATH information to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
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-2013-7172 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-7172 third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/20/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89916 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-7172?
CVE-2013-7172 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-7172?
To fix CVE-2013-7172, 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-2013-7172 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-7172 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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