6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2013-4419
Red Hat Libguestfs Local Command Execution Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 5, 2013, 8:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 13, 2018, 5:57 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-4419 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_server
1 Suse suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit
1 Libguestfs libguestfs
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-4419.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1536.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55813 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1016960 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2013-October/msg00031.html Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-4419 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-4419 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1016960 Patch https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1016960 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1536.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1536.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/55813 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/55813 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2013-October/msg00031.html Vendor Advisory https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2013-October/msg00031.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.20.12 *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.22.7 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.20.0 up to (including) 1.20.12 *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.22.0 up to (including) 1.22.7
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_software_development_kit:11.0:sp3:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.22.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.20.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 06, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-4419 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-4419 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.39276

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability