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CVE-2013-6433 json

The default configuration in the Red Hat openstack-neutron package before 2013.2.3-7 does not properly set a configuration file for rootwra…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-6243

cvss
7.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.3%
EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The default configuration in the Red Hat openstack-neutron package before 2013.2.3-7 does not properly set a configuration file for rootwrap, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted configuration file.

Patch / fix

  • neutron Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2014.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6433

  • neutron Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:2014.1-0ubuntu1.3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6433

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • openstack-neutron openstack 4 2013.2.3-7.el6ost
  • python-neutron openstack 4 2013.2.3-7.el6ost
  • openstack-neutron-ml2 openstack 4 2013.2.3-7.el6ost
  • openstack-neutron-nec openstack 4 2013.2.3-7.el6ost
  • openstack-neutron-ryu openstack 4 2013.2.3-7.el6ost
  • openstack-neutron-cisco openstack 4 2013.2.3-7.el6ost
  • openstack-neutron-hyperv openstack 4 2013.2.3-7.el6ost
  • openstack-neutron-nicira openstack 4 2013.2.3-7.el6ost

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0516

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-6433 updated cvss 6.2

openstack-quantum/openstack-neutron: rootwrap sudo config allows potential privilege escalation

  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 openstack-quantum
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 python-neutron 2013.2.3-7.el6ost, openstack-neutron 2013.2.3-7.el6ost, openstack-neutron-ml2 2013.2.3-7.el6ost, openstack-neutron-nec 2013.2.3-7.el6ost, openstack-neutron-ryu 2013.2.3-7.el6ost, openstack-neutron-cisco 2013.2.3-7.el6ost, +12 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0516

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

3.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.6 AV:N/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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