# CVE-2013-7135: Misconfiguration in n/a

> Local attackers can modify world-writable PID files in the Perl Proc::Daemon module to potentially escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Jan 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7135, GHSA-jr8v-35jh-58m6, MGASA-2014-0025

## What is CVE-2013-7135?

CVE-2013-7135 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Proc::Daemon module 0.14 for Perl uses world-writable permissions for a file that stores a process ID, which allows local users to have an unspecified impact by modifying this file.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7135?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Detlef Pilzecker Proc\.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-7135?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2013-7135 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7135 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-7135 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-7135 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7135 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-2013-7135/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7135/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7135
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7135
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-7135

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