CVEvulnerability

CVE-2013-0261

8.8 HIGH Published 2013-03-08 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2013-03-08
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.4 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-264, CWE-59

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• openstack essex • openstack folsom

Related

Weakness · not in database (1)

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References