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Status published
Medium
CVE-2013-4136
ext/common/ServerInstanceDir.h in Phusion Passenger gem before 4.0.6 for Ruby allows...
Vulnerability Description
ext/common/ServerInstanceDir.h in Phusion Passenger gem before 4.0.6 for Ruby allows local users to gain privileges or possibly change the ownership of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on a directory with a predictable name in /tmp/.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/phusion/passenger/blob/release-4.0.6/NEWS
- https://code.google.com/p/phusion-passenger/issues/detail?id=910
- https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/5483b3292cc2af1c83033eaaadec20dba4dcfd9b
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1136.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/16/6
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 30th, 2013
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.