Is CVE-2013-1976 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-1976 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-1976?

CVE-2013-1976 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2013-1976

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The (1) tomcat5, (2) tomcat6, and (3) tomcat7 init scripts, as used in the RPM distribution of Tomcat for JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1.0.2 and 2.0.0, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6, allow local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) tomcat5-initd.log, (b) tomcat6-initd.log, (c) catalina.out, or (d) tomcat7-initd.log.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59
EPSS score: 0.4% (31th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-1964)
Published: July 9, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-1964 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / jboss enterprise web server
redhat / jboss enterprise web server

Certified products that may be affected

6 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH-Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1384 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1385 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSwan Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1386 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1387 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1320 - historical

See all 6 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00013.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0869.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0870.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0871.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0872.html(Vendor Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=927622(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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