rubygem-passenger: insecure temporary directory usage due to reuse of existing server instance directories
Published Sep 30, 2013
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
ext/common/ServerInstanceDir.h in Phusion Passenger gem before 4.0.6 for Ruby allows local users to gain privileges or possibly change the ownership of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on a directory with a predictable name in /tmp/.
Affected products
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RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise 1.2
ruby193-rubygem-passenger-0:3.0.21-3.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1136
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise 1.2
rubygem-file-tail-0:1.0.5-4.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1136
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise 1.2
rubygem-passenger-0:3.0.21-3.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1136
RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise 1.2
rubygem-spruz-0:0.2.5-4.el6op
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1136
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise 1.2 | ruby193-rubygem-passenger-0:3.0.21-3.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1136 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise 1.2 | rubygem-file-tail-0:1.0.5-4.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1136 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise 1.2 | rubygem-passenger-0:3.0.21-3.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1136 |
| RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise 1.2 | rubygem-spruz-0:0.2.5-4.el6op | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1136 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
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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 1, 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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00326) | 23.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00326) | 24.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 12.68th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1136.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/16/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4136 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=985633 Issue Tracking
- https://code.google.com/p/phusion-passenger/issues/detail?id=910 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w6rc-q387-vpgq Advisory
- https://github.com/phusion/passenger/blob/release-4.0.6/NEWS x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/5483b3292cc2af1c83033eaaadec20dba4dcfd9b x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/passenger/CVE-2013-4136.yml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4136
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4136
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1136.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/16/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4136 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=985633 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.google.com/p/phusion-passenger/issues/detail?id=910 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w6rc-q387-vpgq | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/phusion/passenger/blob/release-4.0.6/NEWS | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/5483b3292cc2af1c83033eaaadec20dba4dcfd9b | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/passenger/CVE-2013-4136.yml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4136 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4136 |
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