What is the severity of CVE-2013-2142?

CVE-2013-2142 has a moderate severity as it allows local users to perform a symlink attack leading to file overwrites.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2142?

To fix CVE-2013-2142, ensure that the application is updated to a version that mitigates the symlink attack, or set $HOME and $XDG_CONFIG_HOME environment variables appropriately.

Who is affected by CVE-2013-2142?

Users of libimobiledevice version 1.1.4 are affected by CVE-2013-2142 if their environment variables are not set.

What is the impact of CVE-2013-2142?

The impact of CVE-2013-2142 is the potential for local users to overwrite critical configuration files, leading to unauthorized access or system compromise.

Is CVE-2013-2142 specific to certain operating systems?

CVE-2013-2142 affects systems running libimobiledevice 1.1.4, which may include multiple operating systems that utilize this library.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2013-2142

low

3.3

CWE

19/1/2014

6/8/2024

CVE-2013-2142

First published: Sun Jan 19 2014(Updated: )

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/.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
libimobiledevice and libplist	=1.1.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2142?
CVE-2013-2142 has a moderate severity as it allows local users to perform a symlink attack leading to file overwrites.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2142?
To fix CVE-2013-2142, ensure that the application is updated to a version that mitigates the symlink attack, or set $HOME and $XDG_CONFIG_HOME environment variables appropriately.
Who is affected by CVE-2013-2142?
Users of libimobiledevice version 1.1.4 are affected by CVE-2013-2142 if their environment variables are not set.
What is the impact of CVE-2013-2142?
The impact of CVE-2013-2142 is the potential for local users to overwrite critical configuration files, leading to unauthorized access or system compromise.
Is CVE-2013-2142 specific to certain operating systems?
CVE-2013-2142 affects systems running libimobiledevice 1.1.4, which may include multiple operating systems that utilize this library.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2142?
CVE-2013-2142 has a moderate severity as it allows local users to perform a symlink attack leading to file overwrites.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2142?
To fix CVE-2013-2142, ensure that the application is updated to a version that mitigates the symlink attack, or set $HOME and $XDG_CONFIG_HOME environment variables appropriately.
Who is affected by CVE-2013-2142?
Users of libimobiledevice version 1.1.4 are affected by CVE-2013-2142 if their environment variables are not set.
What is the impact of CVE-2013-2142?
The impact of CVE-2013-2142 is the potential for local users to overwrite critical configuration files, leading to unauthorized access or system compromise.
Is CVE-2013-2142 specific to certain operating systems?
CVE-2013-2142 affects systems running libimobiledevice 1.1.4, which may include multiple operating systems that utilize this library.