Vulnerability in Busybox
CVE-2013-1813
util-linux/mdev.c in BusyBox before 1.21.0 uses 0777 permissions for parent directories when creating nested directories under /dev/, which allows local users to have unknown impact and attack vectors.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (48.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Busybox — versions 0.38, 0.39, 0.40
- T-Mobile Tm-Ac1900 — versions 3.0.0.4.376_3169
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1732.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2013-January/078864.html (mailing-list)
- git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/ (Exploit, Patch)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18 (mailing-list)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 (mailing-list)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-…
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15 (mailing-list)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20 (mailing-list)