High severity · published Mar 8, 2013
CVE-2013-0261
A flaw was found in PackStack
8.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in PackStack. A local user could exploit a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in the `/tmp` directory. This vulnerability allows the local user to overwrite arbitrary files on the system, potentially leading to system compromise or data corruption.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
Essex · Openstack
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
FO
Folsom · Openstack
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0261
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0261
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0595.html
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0261
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908101
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