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CVE-2013-2029

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.3)—

nagios.upgrade_to_v3.sh, as distributed by Red Hat and possibly others for Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary nagioscfg file with a predictable name in /tmp/.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Redhat — Openstack

CWEs

References

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          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C",
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  "published": "2013-11-23T17:55:03.417",
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      "value": "nagios.upgrade_to_v3.sh, tal y como se distribuye por Red Hat y posiblemente otros Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, y anteriores versiones, permite a usuarios locales sobreescribir archivos arbitrarios a través de un ataque symlink en un archivo nagioscfg temporal, con un nombre previsible en /tmp/."
    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:52:36.940",
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  "evaluatorSolution": "Per: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1526.html\n\n\"Affected Products: Red Hat OpenStack 3.0\""
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