CVE-2013-4362 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can exploit vulnerabilities in davfs2 to gain elevated privileges on Linux systems using WebDAV filesystems.
- 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-2013-4362?
CVE-2013-4362 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WEB-DAV Linux File System (davfs2) 1.4.6 and 1.4.7 allow local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors in (1) kernel_interface.c and (2) mount_davfs.c, related to the "system" function.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4362?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Werner Baumann Davfs2.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4362?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2013-4362 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-4362 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4362, DSA-2765-1, GHSA-647p-v28r-5qg4, MGASA-2013-0304.