CVE-2013-1444

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Published Sep 30, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A certain Debian patch for txt2man 1.5.5, as used in txt2man 1.5.5-2, 1.5.5-4, and others, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/2222.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:debian:txt2man:1.5.5-2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:debian:txt2man:1.5.5-4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:marc_vertes:txt2man:1.5.5:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-1481	A certain Debian patch for txt2man 1.5.5, as used in txt2man 1.5.5-2, 1.5.5-4, and others, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/2222.
Ubuntu USN	USN-1979-1	txt2man vulnerability

Metrics

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No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.340% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=724614
http://osvdb.org/97769
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/660
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1979-1

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Txt2man

Marc Vertes Txt2man

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 3:04 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published: Sep 30, 2013, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 3:04 PM
Reserved: Jan 26, 2013, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:51 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 30, 2013, 10:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:51 PM

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