FKIE_CVE-2013-2142

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-01-19 18:02 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:52
Severity
Summary
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/.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://libiphone.lighthouseapp.com/projects/27916-libiphone/tickets/331-insecure-tmp-directory-use
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/04/11
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1927-1
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/libimobiledevice/%2Bbug/1164263Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://libiphone.lighthouseapp.com/projects/27916-libiphone/tickets/331-insecure-tmp-directory-use
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/04/11
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1927-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/libimobiledevice/%2Bbug/1164263Exploit
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
libimobiledevice libimobiledevice 1.1.4
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