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CVE-2013-4419

6.8 · MEDIUM

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 temporar…

Published Nov 5, 2013libguestfsCWE-264EPSS 0.75%

Overview

CVE-2013-4419 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting libguestfs libguestfs. It was published on November 5, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from libguestfs. Update libguestfs to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
libguestfslibguestfs1.20.0Affected

References

Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00001.htmlRefrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1536.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/55813Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1016960Refwww.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2013-October/msg00031.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00001.htmlRefrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1536.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/55813Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1016960Refwww.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2013-October/msg00031.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-4419?

CVE-2013-4419 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting libguestfs libguestfs. It was published on November 5, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2013-4419?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2013-4419?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from libguestfs. Update libguestfs to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2013-4419?

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