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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 40.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- 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
- 2013-10-28 22:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-06-09 15:43Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-06-12
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.0)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 70708f2cfbc37370b13ac239d5b1cee757e6e07232fa37f24fc8757d5f08ec06
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859060
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20131001 Re: [CVE request] systemdhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- systemd No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- systemd No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- systemd No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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