What is CVE-2013-6049?

CVE-2013-6049 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apt-Listbugs Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-10-20.

How severe is CVE-2013-6049?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Apt-Listbugs Project

CVE-2013-6049

apt-listbugs before 0.1.10 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-10-20 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apt-Listbugs Project
Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, VDB Entry)
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6049/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-6049?: CVE-2013-6049 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apt-Listbugs Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-10-20.
How severe is CVE-2013-6049?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.