CVE-2013-4481 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a race condition to read sensitive authentication secrets from the Luci configuration file.
- 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-2013-4481?
CVE-2013-4481 is a low-severity 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
Race condition in Luci 0.26.0 creates /var/lib/luci/etc/luci.ini with world-readable permissions before restricting the permissions, which allows local users to read the file and obtain sensitive information such as "authentication secrets."
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4481?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Redhat Enterprise Linux, Scientificlinux Luci.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4481?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2013-4481 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4481 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-ffhg-m72p-75j9.