MEDIUM
GNU Rush 1.7 does not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via the --lint option
Published May 8, 2014
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.48%
Description
GNU Rush 1.7 does not properly drop privileges, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via the --lint option.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.48% 0.00478
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00478
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 | 0.48% (0.00478) | 38.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00478) | 37.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00133) | 30.46th | 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) |
| 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) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://git.gnu.org.ua/gitweb?p=rush.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=00bdccd429517f12dbf37ab4397ddec3e51a2738 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=733505 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.gnu.org.ua/gitweb?p=rush.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=00bdccd429517f12dbf37ab4397ddec3e51a2738 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=733505 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 8, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Nov 28, 2013
Link CVE-2013-6889
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a