CVE-2013-2561 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in OpenFabrics ibutils.
- 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
What is CVE-2013-2561?
CVE-2013-2561 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 23 Nov 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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, (6) ibdiagnet.mcfdbs, (7) ibdiagnet.pkey, (8) ibdiagnet.psl, (9) ibdiagnet.slvl, or (10) ibdiagnet.sm in /tmp/.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2561?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Openfabrics Ibutils, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2561?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2013-2561 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2561 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux
Sources
Also known as CVE-2013-1894, DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2561, GHSA-4q9r-mj23-g4vq, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2561.