CVE-2013-4216 Misconfiguration in n/a
Local attackers can corrupt the WiMAX daemon log file due to world-writable permissions, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-4216?
CVE-2013-4216 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Trace_OpenLogFile function in InfraStack/OSDependent/Linux/InfraStackModules/TraceModule/TraceModule.c in the Trace module in the Intel WiMAX Network Service through 1.5.2 for Intel Wireless WiMAX Connection 2400 devices uses world-writable permissions for wimaxd.log, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (data corruption) by modifying this file.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4216?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Wimax Network Service.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4216?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4216 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-4216 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4216 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f775-5gv2-7ppr.