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Unscored severity · published Sep 30, 2013
CVE-2013-4136
ext/common/ServerInstanceDir.h in Phusion Passenger gem before 4.0.6 for Ruby allows local users to gain privileges or possibly change the ownership of arbitrary directories via a…
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ext/common/ServerInstanceDir.h in Phusion Passenger gem before 4.0.6 for Ruby allows local users to gain privileges or possibly change the ownership of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on a directory with a predictable name in /tmp/.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
Passenger · Phusion
through 4.0.5; 4.0.1; 4.0.2; 4.0.3; 4.0.4 · source: NVD
Affected product
PA
Passenger
Phusion
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4136
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4136
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1136.html
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/16/6
code.google.com
https://code.google.com/p/phusion-passenger/issues/detail?id=910
github.com
https://github.com/phusion/passenger/blob/release-4.0.6/NEWS
github.com
https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/5483b3292cc2af1c83033eaaadec20dba4dcfd9b
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