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CVE-2013-2561 json

OpenFabrics ibutils 1.5.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) ibdiagnet.db, (2) ibdiagnet.fdbs, (3)…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-2503

cvss
6.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

OpenFabrics ibutils 1.5.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) ibdiagnet.db, (2) ibdiagnet.fdbs, (3) ibdiagnet_ibis.log, (4) ibdiagnet.log, (5) ibdiagnet.lst, (6) ibdiagnet.mcfdbs, (7) ibdiagnet.pkey, (8) ibdiagnet.psl, (9) ibdiagnet.slvl, or (10) ibdiagnet.sm in /tmp/.

Patch / fix

  • ibutils Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.5.7-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2561

  • rdma RHEL 6 3.10-3.el6
  • qperf RHEL 6 0.4.9-1.el6
  • ibutils RHEL 6 1.5.7-8.el6
  • libmlx4 RHEL 6 1.0.5-4.el6.1
  • openmpi RHEL 6 1.5.4-2.el6
  • mpitests RHEL 6 3.2-9.el6
  • mstflint RHEL 6 3.0-0.6.g6961daa.1.el6
  • perftest RHEL 6 2.0-2.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:1661

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-2561 updated cvss 4.0

ibutils: insecure handling of files in the /tmp directory

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ibutils
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) openmpi 1.5.4-2.el6, libibverbs 1.1.7-1.el6, librdmacm 1.0.17-1.el6, infinipath-psm 3.0.1-115.1015_open.2.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) rdma 3.10-3.el6, openmpi 1.5.4-2.el6, libmlx4 1.0.5-4.el6.1, libibverbs 1.1.7-1.el6, librdmacm 1.0.17-1.el6, libibverbs-utils 1.1.7-1.el6, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) rdma 3.10-3.el6, qperf 0.4.9-1.el6, mpitests 3.2-9.el6, perftest 2.0-2.el6, ibutils 1.5.7-8.el6, openmpi 1.5.4-2.el6, +11 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) mpitests 3.2-9.el6, ibutils 1.5.7-8.el6, libmlx4 1.0.5-4.el6.1, libibverbs 1.1.7-1.el6, librdmacm 1.0.17-1.el6, mpitests-mvapich-psm 3.2-9.el6, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rdma 3.10-3.el6, qperf 0.4.9-1.el6, mpitests 3.2-9.el6, perftest 2.0-2.el6, ibutils 1.5.7-8.el6, openmpi 1.5.4-2.el6, +11 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) mpitests 3.2-9.el6, ibutils 1.5.7-8.el6, libmlx4 1.0.5-4.el6.1, libibverbs 1.1.7-1.el6, librdmacm 1.0.17-1.el6, mpitests-mvapich-psm 3.2-9.el6, +2 more
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rdma 3.10-3.el6, qperf 0.4.9-1.el6, mpitests 3.2-9.el6, perftest 2.0-2.el6, ibutils 1.5.7-8.el6, openmpi 1.5.4-2.el6, +11 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) mpitests 3.2-9.el6, ibutils 1.5.7-8.el6, libmlx4 1.0.5-4.el6.1, libibverbs 1.1.7-1.el6, librdmacm 1.0.17-1.el6, mpitests-mvapich-psm 3.2-9.el6, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1661

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Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/87 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.3 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

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