Is CVE-2013-6494 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-6494 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-6494?

CVE-2013-6494 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2013-6494

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

fedup 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).

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-17
EPSS score: 0.4% (32th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-6297)
Published: December 2, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-6297 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fedoraproject / fedora
fedoraproject / fedora
fedoraproject / fedora
fedup project / fedup

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/141698.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142698.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142933.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70874
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066679(Vendor Advisory)
https://github.com/wgwoods/fedup/issues/44(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

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

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