CVE-2013-2162

Severity Score

1.9

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Race condition in the post-installation script (mysql-server-5.5.postinst) for MySQL Server 5.5 for Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu Linux creates a configuration file with world-readable permissions before restricting the permissions, which allows local users to read the file and obtain sensitive information such as credentials.

Condición de carrera en el script de post-instalación (mysql-server-5.5.postinst) para MySQL Server 5.5 para Debian GNU/Linux y Ubuntu Linux crea un archivo de configuración con permisos de lecturas globales antes de restringir los mismos, lo que permite a usuarios locales leer el archivo y obtener información sensible como credenciales.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 1.9

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-02-19 CVE Reserved
2013-07-25 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/528	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60424	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=711600	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/54300	2014-01-14
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1909-1	2014-01-14
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2818	2014-01-14

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				10.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "10.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				12.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.10"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				13.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "13.04"		-		Affected