CVE-2013-0261

{
  "id": "CVE-2013-0261",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2013-03-08T21:55:01.947",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T19:17:26.697",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "A flaw was found in PackStack. A local user could exploit a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in the `/tmp` directory. This vulnerability allows the local user to overwrite arbitrary files on the system, potentially leading to system compromise or data corruption."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "(1) installer/basedefs.py y (2) modules/ospluginutils.py en PackStack permite a los usuarios locales sobreescribir ficheros de su elección mediante un ataque de enlaces simbólicos en un archivo temporal con un nombre predecible en /tmp.\r\n"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Red Hat",
          "product": "OpenStack Folsom for RHEL 6",
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
          "packageName": "openstack-packstack",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:2::el6"
          ],
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0:2012.2.2-1.0.dev408.el6ost",
              "lessThan": "*",
              "versionType": "rpm",
              "status": "unaffected"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "vendor": "Red Hat",
          "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)",
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
          "packageName": "openstack-packstack",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:5::el6"
          ]
        },
        {
          "vendor": "Red Hat",
          "product": "Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4",
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
          "packageName": "openstack-packstack",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:4"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
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          "baseScore": 8.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.0,
        "impactScore": 6.0
      }
    ],
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        "source": "[email protected]",
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          "baseScore": 4.4,
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL"
        },
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.4,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
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      "description": [
        {
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          "value": "CWE-59"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "source": "[email protected]",
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      "description": [
        {
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          "value": "CWE-264"
        }
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0595.html",
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0595",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0261",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908101",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0595.html",
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        "Vendor Advisory"
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  ],
  "evaluatorImpact": "Per http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0595.html these are the affected products:\r\n\r\nRed Hat OpenStack Essex\r\nRed Hat OpenStack Folsom"
}