CVE-2013-4157 Path traversal in n/a

Low 3.6 Published 4 Oct 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in Red Hat Storage.

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-2013-4157?

CVE-2013-4157 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Oct 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Red Hat Storage 2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) e, (2) local-bricks.list, (3) bricks.err, or (4) limits.conf files in /tmp.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4157?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (10)

`appliance` Red Hat:storage:2.0:server:el6	All versions	`0:2.0.6.0-2.el6rhs`
`appliance-base` Red Hat:storage:2.0:server:el6	All versions	`0:2.0.6.0-2.el6rhs`
`gluster-swift-plugin` Red Hat:storage:2.0:server:el6	All versions	`0:1.0-7`
`glusterfs` Red Hat:storage:2.0:server:el6	All versions	`0:3.3.0.14rhs-1.el6rhs`
`glusterfs-debuginfo` Red Hat:storage:2.0:server:el6	All versions	`0:3.3.0.14rhs-1.el6rhs`
`glusterfs-devel` Red Hat:storage:2.0:server:el6	All versions	`0:3.3.0.14rhs-1.el6rhs`
`glusterfs-fuse` Red Hat:storage:2.0:server:el6	All versions	`0:3.3.0.14rhs-1.el6rhs`
`glusterfs-geo-replication` Red Hat:storage:2.0:server:el6	All versions	`0:3.3.0.14rhs-1.el6rhs`
`glusterfs-rdma` Red Hat:storage:2.0:server:el6	All versions	`0:3.3.0.14rhs-1.el6rhs`
`glusterfs-server` Red Hat:storage:2.0:server:el6	All versions	`0:3.3.0.14rhs-1.el6rhs`

Products include Redhat Storage Server.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4157?

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-2013-4157 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4157 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m923-rj4w-wvh7, RHSA-2013:1205.