CVE-2013-4136

ext/common/ServerInstanceDir.h in Phusion Passenger gem before 4.0.6 for Ruby allows local users to gain privileges or possibly change the ownership of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on a directory with a predictable name in /tmp/.

CVSS v2.0 4.4 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/5483b3292cc2af1c83033eaaadec20dba4dcfd9b
https://github.com/phusion/passenger/blob/release-4.0.6/NEWS
https://code.google.com/p/phusion-passenger/issues/detail?id=910
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1136.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/16/6

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.1:::::::*

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2013-09-30 14:55

Updated : 2013-10-10 12:09

NVD link : CVE-2013-4136

Mitre link : CVE-2013-4136

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Products Affected

phusion

passenger

ruby-lang

ruby

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