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CVE-2013-4136

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

ext/common/ServerInstanceDir.h in Phusion Passenger gem before 4.0.6 for Ruby allows local users to gain privileges or possibly change the ownership of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on a directory with a predictable name in /tmp/.

How to fix

Remediation Available
passengerDebian
Fixed in:3.0.13debian-1.2CVE-2013-4136
Fixed in:3.0.13debian-1.2CVE-2013-4136
Fixed in:3.0.13debian-1.2CVE-2013-4136
Fixed in:3.0.13debian-1.2CVE-2013-4136

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days
25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

References

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