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medium 6.2

CVE-2013-6409 json

Debian adequate before 0.8.1, when run by root with the --user option, allows local users to hijack the tty and possibly gain privileges vi…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-6228

cvss
6.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Debian adequate before 0.8.1, when run by root with the --user option, allows local users to hijack the tty and possibly gain privileges via the TIOCSTI ioctl.

Patch / fix

  • adequate Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.8.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6409

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Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.2 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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