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CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2013-4419

Published: Nov 05, 2013 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
6.8 MODERATE
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4419
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
LibguestfsLibguestfs1.20.0 (including)1.20.12 (including)
LibguestfsLibguestfs1.22.0 (including)1.22.7 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatlibguestfs-1:1.20.11-2.el6*
LibguestfsUbuntuartful*
LibguestfsUbuntubionic*
LibguestfsUbuntucosmic*
LibguestfsUbuntudevel*
LibguestfsUbuntudisco*
LibguestfsUbuntueoan*
LibguestfsUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
LibguestfsUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
LibguestfsUbuntuesm-apps/jammy*
LibguestfsUbuntuesm-apps/noble*
LibguestfsUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
LibguestfsUbuntufocal*
LibguestfsUbuntugroovy*
LibguestfsUbuntuhirsute*
LibguestfsUbuntuimpish*
LibguestfsUbuntujammy*
LibguestfsUbuntukinetic*
LibguestfsUbuntulunar*
LibguestfsUbuntumantic*
LibguestfsUbuntunoble*
LibguestfsUbuntuoracular*
LibguestfsUbuntuplucky*
LibguestfsUbuntuprecise*
LibguestfsUbuntuquantal*
LibguestfsUbuntuquesting*
LibguestfsUbunturaring*
LibguestfsUbuntusaucy*
LibguestfsUbuntutrusty*
LibguestfsUbuntuupstream*
LibguestfsUbuntuutopic*
LibguestfsUbuntuvivid*
LibguestfsUbuntuwily*
LibguestfsUbuntuxenial*
LibguestfsUbuntuyakkety*
LibguestfsUbuntuzesty*

References

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