CVE-2013-2561
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.3EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD
OpenFabrics ibutils 1.5.7 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) ibdiagnet.db, (2) ibdiagnet.fdbs, (3) ibdiagnet_ibis.log, (4) ibdiagnet.log, (5) ibdiagnet.lst, (6) ibdiagnet.mcfdbs, (7) ibdiagnet.pkey, (8) ibdiagnet.psl, (9) ibdiagnet.slvl, or (10) ibdiagnet.sm in /tmp/.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59
- EPSS score
- 0.5% (43th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2013-2503)
- Published
- November 23, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-2503 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- openfabrics / ibutils
- redhat / enterprise linux
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1661.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/87(Exploit)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/19/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/26/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/26/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/26/4
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58335
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=927430
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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