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Status published
Medium
CVE-2013-6412
The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas 1.0.0 through 1.1.0...
Vulnerability Description
The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas 1.0.0 through 1.1.0 does not properly calculate the permission values when the umask contains a "7," which causes world-writable permissions to be used for new files and allows local users to modify the files via unspecified vectors.
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
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References
Affected Vendor
augeas
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augeas
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.0, 1.1.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 23rd, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 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.