CVE-2013-6494

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-6494
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-12-02 01:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionfedup 0.9.0 in Fedora 19, 20, and 21 uses a temporary directory with a static name for its download cache, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of system updates).

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-17 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 19 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 20 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Application Fedup Project Fedup 0.9.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
FedUp CVE-2013-6494 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Bug 1066679 – CVE-2013-6494 fedup: /var/tmp/fedora-upgrade temporary directory creation vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
/var/tmp/system-upgrade temporary directory creation vulnerability · Issue #44 · rhinstaller/fedup · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: fedup-0.9.0-2.fc19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: fedup-0.9.0-2.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: fedup-0.9.0-1.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory
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