CVE-2013-6433

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-6433
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-06-02 15:55:10 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe default configuration in the Red Hat openstack-neutron package before 2013.2.3-7 does not properly set a configuration file for rootwrap, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted configuration file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.6 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 13.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Application Openstack Neutron All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1039812 – (CVE-2013-6433) CVE-2013-6433 openstack-quantum/openstack-neutron: rootwrap sudo config allows potential privilege escalation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA59533 - Ubuntu update for python-neutron - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
USN-2255-1: OpenStack Neutron vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
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