CVE-2013-6494 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

fedup 0.9.0 in Fedora 19, 20, and 21 uses a temporary directory with a static name for its download cache, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of system updates).

Published: 2014-12-02

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:fedup_project:fedup:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-6297	fedup 0.9.0 in Fedora 19, 20, and 21 uses a temporary directory with a static name for its download cache, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of system updates).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00062.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/141698.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142698.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142933.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70874
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066679
https://github.com/wgwoods/fedup/issues/44

History

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Subscriptions

Fedoraproject Fedora

Fedup Project Fedup

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2014-12-02T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:46:22.207Z

Reserved: 2013-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-6494

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-12-02T01:59:00.090

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2013-6494

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-17

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