2.1
LOW
CVE-2013-6494
Fedora fedup Directory Traversal Vanity
Description

fedup 0.9.0 in Fedora 19, 20, and 21 uses a temporary directory with a static name for its download cache, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of system updates).

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 2, 2014, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-6494 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Fedup_project fedup

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-6494 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/141698.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142698.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142933.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70874
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066679
    Added Reference https://github.com/wgwoods/fedup/issues/44
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 02, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:fedup_project:fedup:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142698.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142698.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wgwoods/fedup/issues/44 No Types Assigned https://github.com/wgwoods/fedup/issues/44 Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/141698.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/141698.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066679 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066679 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-17
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-2013-6494 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-2013-6494 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.05635

percentile

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