CVE-2013-2561
OpenFabrics ibutils 1.5.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) ibdiagnet.db, (2) ibdiagnet.fdbs, (3) ibdiagnet_ibis.log, (4) ibdiagnet.log, (5) ibdiagnet.lst,
02 Description
OpenFabrics ibutils 1.5.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) ibdiagnet.db, (2) ibdiagnet.fdbs, (3) ibdiagnet_ibis.log, (4) ibdiagnet.log, (5) ibdiagnet.lst,
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 42.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-11-23 18:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 15:44Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-03-13
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- df54c62ef3b61e394ba58a10f919810f273c97abdbff6b81b3b98cc85bbc0b6e
05 Affected products
06 References
- seclists.org20130306 OpenFabrics ibutils 1.5.7 /tmp clobbering vulnerabilityhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/87
- www.securityfocus.com58335http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58335
- www.openwall.com[oss-secuirty] 20130325 Re: CVE request: ibutils improper use of files in /tmphttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/26/1
- www.openwall.com[oss-secuirty] 20130326 Re: CVE request: ibutils improper use of files in /tmphttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/26/4
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:1661http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1661.html
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=927430
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20130319 Fwd: CVE requestshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/19/8
- www.openwall.com[oss-secuirty] 20130326 Re: CVE request: ibutils improper use of files in /tmphttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/26/11
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- ibutils Fixed in 1.5.7-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ibutils Fixed in 1.5.7-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ibutils Fixed in 1.5.7-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- ibutils No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- ibutils No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- ibutils No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- ibutils No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- ibutils No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- ibutils No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.