MEDIUM
ack 2.00 through 2.11_02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) --pager, (2) --regex, or (3) --output option in a .ackrc file in a directory to be searched
Published Dec 14, 2013
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.10%
Description
ack 2.00 through 2.11_02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) --pager, (2) --regex, or (3) --output option in a .ackrc file in a directory to be searched.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.00
- 2.02
- 2.04
- 2.05_01
- 2.06
- 2.08
- 2.10
- 2.11
- 2.11_01
- 2.11_02
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.10% 0.03101
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03101
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.10% (0.03101) | 87.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.10% (0.03101) | 86.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.52% (0.01517) | 79.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.08% (0.03075) | 77.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.52% (0.01517) | 79.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.77% (0.06768) | 94.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.77% (0.06768) | 92.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 91.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 78.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00094.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/484 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55982 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64196 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://github.com/petdance/ack2/issues/399 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00094.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/484 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/55982 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64196 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://github.com/petdance/ack2/issues/399 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Dec 14, 2013
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 11, 2013
Link CVE-2013-7069
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a