# CVE-2013-0178: Other in Redis

> Insecure temporary file handling in Redis allows local attackers to potentially escalate privileges or execute code via symlink attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0178, GHSA-299x-crmv-p4vf

## What is CVE-2013-0178?

CVE-2013-0178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redis, published on 1 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Insecure temporary file vulnerability in Redis before 2.6 related to /tmp/redis-%p.vm.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0178?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redislabs Redis.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-0178?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2013-0178 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redis

- [CVE-2017-15047](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15047/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-12326](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12326/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2020-21468](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-21468/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-12453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12453/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-10517](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10517/): Other in n/a (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-0178 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-0178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redis, published on 1 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redis. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0178/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0178/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0178
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0178
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-0178

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0178/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.