4.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2013-6412
Augeas Umask Vulnerability (Local File Modification)
Description

The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas 1.0.0 through 1.1.0 does not properly calculate the permission values when the umask contains a "7," which causes world-writable permissions to be used for new files and allows local users to modify the files via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 23, 2014, 12:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 23, 2014, 5:55 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-6412 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 Augeas augeas
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-2013-6412.

URL Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0044.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034261
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/f5b4fc0c
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/58

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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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