# CVE-2013-4495: Command injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the email switch of qsub in TORQUE Resource Manager.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Nov 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DSA-2796-1, GHSA-6xr2-x79f-r46g, MGASA-2013-0327

## What is CVE-2013-4495?

CVE-2013-4495 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Nov 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The send_the_mail function in server/svr_mail.c in Terascale Open-Source Resource and Queue Manager (aka TORQUE Resource Manager) before 4.2.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the email (-M switch) to qsub.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4495?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adaptivecomputing Torque Resource Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-4495?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2013-4495 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-0749](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0749/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-4319](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4319/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2014-3684](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3684/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-4495 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-4495 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Nov 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2013-4495/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4495/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4495
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4495
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4495

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4495/
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