Vulnerability in Fedup Project
CVE-2013-6494
fedup 0.9.0 in Fedora 19, 20, and 21 uses a temporary directory with a static name for its download cache, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of system updates).
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.3% 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
- Fedup Project — versions 0.9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 19, 20, 21
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/141698.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142933.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142698.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/wgwoods/fedup/issues/44 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70874 (vdb-entry)