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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2013-1048

Original release date:03/06/2013

Last revised:03/06/2013

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

The Debian apache2ctl script in the apache2 package squeeze before 2.2.16-6+squeeze11, wheezy before 2.2.22-13, and sid before 2.2.22-13 for the Apache HTTP Server on Debian GNU/Linux does not properly create the /var/lock/apache2 lock directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via an unspecified symlink attack.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:4.6 (MEDIUM) (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 6.4

Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Locally exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/a/apache2/apache2_2.2.16-6+squeeze11.diff.gz

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/a/apache2/apache2_2.2.16-6+squeeze11.diff.gz

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-2637

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2637