ghsa-w6rc-q387-vpgq
Vulnerability from github
Published
2017-10-24 18:33
Modified
2023-06-09 20:17
Summary
insecure temporary directory usage in passenger
Details

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/.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "passenger"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.0.6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2013-4136"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-59"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T20:49:27Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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/.",
  "id": "GHSA-w6rc-q387-vpgq",
  "modified": "2023-06-09T20:17:24Z",
  "published": "2017-10-24T18:33:37Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4136"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/5483b3292cc2af1c83033eaaadec20dba4dcfd9b"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://code.google.com/p/phusion-passenger/issues/detail?id=910"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w6rc-q387-vpgq"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/phusion/passenger"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/phusion/passenger/blob/release-4.0.6/NEWS"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/passenger/CVE-2013-4136.yml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1136.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/16/6"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "insecure temporary directory usage in passenger"
}


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