Medium severity · published Oct 28, 2013
CVE-2013-4392
systemd, when updating file permissions, allows local users to change the permissions and SELinux security contexts for arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files
5.0
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
systemd, when updating file permissions, allows local users to change the permissions and SELinux security contexts for arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SY
Systemd · Systemd Project
before 239 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4392
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4392
Issue Tracking
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859060
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