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CVE-2013-1444

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59 Link Following
Publication date:
30/09/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

A certain Debian patch for txt2man 1.5.5, as used in txt2man 1.5.5-2, 1.5.5-4, and others, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/2222.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 3.30 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
3.30
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:debian:txt2man:1.5.5-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:debian:txt2man:1.5.5-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:marc_vertes:txt2man:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools