Vulnerability Report

CVE-2013-0261

Title: Openstack Essex

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2013-0261.

CWE Category CWE-264

Published Date Mar 08, 2013

Modified Date Jun 16, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 8.8 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.35%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2013-0261: 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.

Impacted Vendors

openstack 2

Reference Links

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0595.html https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908101 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0595.html https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908101

CVSS v3.1

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

8.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

CHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

4.4

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2013-0261 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

June 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 30, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 11, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

March 08, 2013 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL

Complexity LOW

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.