#VU42171 Race condition in libreswan - CVE-2013-7283
Published: January 9, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42171
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7283
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libreswan
libreswan
Software vendor:
libreswan.org
libreswan.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Race condition in the libreswan.spec files for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Fedora packages in libreswan 3.6 has unspecified impact and attack vectors, involving the /var/tmp/libreswan-nss-pwd temporary file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.