What is the severity of CVE-2013-7172?

The severity of CVE-2013-7172 is high with a severity value of 7.8.

What is the vulnerability description of CVE-2013-7172?

CVE-2013-7172 is a vulnerability in Slackware Linux that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by exploiting world-writable permissions on the iodbctest and iodbctestw programs within the libiodbc package.

How can local users exploit CVE-2013-7172?

Local users can exploit CVE-2013-7172 by using RPATH information to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Which versions of Slackware Linux are affected by CVE-2013-7172?

Slackware Linux versions 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, and 14.1 are affected by CVE-2013-7172.

How can I fix CVE-2013-7172?

To fix CVE-2013-7172, users should update the libiodbc package to version 3.52.9-2.1, 3.52.9-3, or 3.52.9-4.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2013-7172

high

7.8

CWE

21/11/2019

3/12/2019

CVE-2013-7172: Input Validation

First published: Thu Nov 21 2019(Updated: )

Slackware 13.1, 13.37, 14.0 and 14.1 contain world-writable permissions on the iodbctest and iodbctestw programs within the libiodbc package, which could allow local users to use RPATH information to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
debian/libiodbc2		3.52.9-2.1 3.52.9-3 3.52.9-4
Slackware Slackware Linux	=13.1
Slackware Slackware Linux	=13.37
Slackware Slackware Linux	=14.0
Slackware Slackware Linux	=14.1

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What is the severity of CVE-2013-7172?
The severity of CVE-2013-7172 is high with a severity value of 7.8.
What is the vulnerability description of CVE-2013-7172?
CVE-2013-7172 is a vulnerability in Slackware Linux that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by exploiting world-writable permissions on the iodbctest and iodbctestw programs within the libiodbc package.
How can local users exploit CVE-2013-7172?
Local users can exploit CVE-2013-7172 by using RPATH information to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Which versions of Slackware Linux are affected by CVE-2013-7172?
Slackware Linux versions 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, and 14.1 are affected by CVE-2013-7172.
How can I fix CVE-2013-7172?
To fix CVE-2013-7172, users should update the libiodbc package to version 3.52.9-2.1, 3.52.9-3, or 3.52.9-4.

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