CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-4419

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
libguestfsDebian
Fixed in:1:1.22.7-1CVE-2013-4419
Fixed in:1:1.22.7-1CVE-2013-4419
Fixed in:1:1.22.7-1CVE-2013-4419
Fixed in:1:1.22.7-1CVE-2013-4419

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

0.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days
51stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 51% of all known CVEs.

References

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