VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-6412
The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas 1.0.0 through 1.1.0 does not properly calculate the permission values when the umask contains a "7," which causes world-writable permissions to be used for new files and allows local users to modify…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas 1.0.0 through 1.1.0 does not properly calculate the permission values when the umask contains a "7," which causes world-writable permissions to be used for new files and allows local users to modify the files via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- augeas/augeas
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0044.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034261
- https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/f5b4fc0c
- https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/58
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0044.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034261
- https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/f5b4fc0c
- https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/58
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.