Description
userpref.c in libimobiledevice 1.1.4, when $HOME and $XDG_CONFIG_HOME are not set, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) HostCertificate.pem, (2) HostPrivateKey.pem, (3) libimobiledevicerc, (4) RootCertificate.pem, or (5) RootPrivateKey.pem in /tmp/root/.config/libimobiledevice/.
Published: 2014-01-19
Score: 3.3 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-2107 userpref.c in libimobiledevice 1.1.4, when $HOME and $XDG_CONFIG_HOME are not set, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) HostCertificate.pem, (2) HostPrivateKey.pem, (3) libimobiledevicerc, (4) RootCertificate.pem, or (5) RootPrivateKey.pem in /tmp/root/.config/libimobiledevice/.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1927-1 libimobiledevice vulnerability
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Libimobiledevice Libimobiledevice
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:27:40.873Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-2142

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-01-19T18:02:56.740

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-2142

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-2142 - Bugzilla

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