CVE-2013-6433 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2013-6433?

CVE-2013-6433 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 2 Jun 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The default configuration in the Red Hat openstack-neutron package before 2013.2.3-7 does not properly set a configuration file for rootwrap, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted configuration file.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6433?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Openstack Neutron.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6433?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-6433 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6433 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6433, GHSA-943v-q963-5fvx, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6433.