Packstack: packstack: arbitrary file overwrite via symlink attack
Published Mar 8, 2013
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.34%
Description
A flaw was found in PackStack. A local user could exploit a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in the `/tmp` directory. This vulnerability allows the local user to overwrite arbitrary files on the system, potentially leading to system compromise or data corruption.
Affected products
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | affected |
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No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
openstack-packstack
Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
openstack-packstack
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | openstack-packstack | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | openstack-packstack | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 25.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 26.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 13.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0595.html Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0261 vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908101
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0261
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0261
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0595.html | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0261 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908101 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0261 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0261 |
Change history (0)
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