CVE-2013-1444

N/A Unknown
Published: September 30, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

A certain Debian patch for txt2man 1.5.5, as used in txt2man 1.5.5-2, 1.5.5-4, and others, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/2222.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/97769
Source: security@debian.org
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/660
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1979-1
Source: security@debian.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=724614
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/97769
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/660
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1979-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
12th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

debian marc_vertes