# CVE-2013-6433: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Remote attackers can gain privileges by exploiting a default rootwrap configuration flaw in the OpenStack Neutron package.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/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:** 2 Jun 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6433, GHSA-943v-q963-5fvx, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6433

## 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: 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-6433 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. 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-2013-6433/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6433/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6433
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6433
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-6433

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6433/
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