# CVE-2013-3713: The image creation configuration in aaa_base before 16.26.1 for openSUSE 13.1 KDE adds the root user to the "users" group when installing fr


- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jan 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hmq6-cxg5-4f9w

## What is CVE-2013-3713?

CVE-2013-3713 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 11 Jan 2014. 

### Official description

The image creation configuration in aaa_base before 16.26.1 for openSUSE 13.1 KDE adds the root user to the "users" group when installing from a live image, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information and possibly have other unspecified impacts, as demonstrated by reading /etc/shadow.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3713?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opensuse Opensuse.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3713?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3713 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3713 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3713 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse

- [CVE-2015-5957](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5957/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0491/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-2388](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2388/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-1866](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1866/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-0492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0492/): Other in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3713 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3713 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 11 Jan 2014. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3713 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opensuse Opensuse. 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-2013-3713/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3713/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3713
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3713
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3713

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3713/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.