Vulnerability Details CVE-2013-2142
userpref.c in libimobiledevice 1.1.4, when $HOME and $XDG_CONFIG_HOME are not set, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) HostCertificate.pem, (2) HostPrivateKey.pem, (3) libimobiledevicerc, (4) RootCertificate.pem, or (5) RootPrivateKey.pem in /tmp/root/.config/libimobiledevice/.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 5.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 3.3
References
- http://libiphone.lighthouseapp.com/projects/27916-libiphone/tickets/331-insecure-tmp-directory-use
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/04/11
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1927-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/libimobiledevice/%2Bbug/1164263
- http://libiphone.lighthouseapp.com/projects/27916-libiphone/tickets/331-insecure-tmp-directory-use
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/04/11
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1927-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/libimobiledevice/%2Bbug/1164263
Products affected by CVE-2013-2142
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cpe:2.3:a:libimobiledevice:libimobiledevice:1.1.4