CVE-2013-4392

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

systemd, when updating file permissions, allows local users to change the permissions and SELinux security contexts for arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files.

systemd, cuando actualiza los permisos de los archivos, permite a usuarios locales cambiar los permisos y el contextos de seguridad de SELinux para los archivos de su elección a través de un ataque de enlaces simbólicos en los ficheros especificados.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-06-12 CVE Reserved
2013-10-28 CVE Published
2025-06-09 CVE Updated
2025-07-12 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357	Issue Tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9	Mailing List
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859060	Issue Tracking

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Systemd Project Search vendor "Systemd Project"		Systemd Search vendor "Systemd Project" for product "Systemd"				< 239 Search vendor "Systemd Project" for product "Systemd" and version " < 239"		-		Affected