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CVE-2013-2142

Published: 4 June 2013

userpref.c in libimobiledevice 1.1.4, when $HOME and $XDG_CONFIG_HOME are not set, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) HostCertificate.pem, (2) HostPrivateKey.pem, (3) libimobiledevicerc, (4) RootCertificate.pem, or (5) RootPrivateKey.pem in /tmp/root/.config/libimobiledevice/.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
libimobiledevice
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
precise Not vulnerable
(1.1.1-4)
quantal
Released (1.1.4-1ubuntu3.2)
raring
Released (1.1.4-1ubuntu6.2)
upstream Needed

Patches:
upstream: http://cgit.sukimashita.com/libimobiledevice.git/commit/?id=a2ddca0916ef776dbd0c6304ea36b4ca7a35302c
upstream: http://cgit.sukimashita.com/libimobiledevice.git/commit/?id=153fbe15c702d9c36551d84ee8cb25c4884fd701
upstream: http://cgit.sukimashita.com/libimobiledevice.git/commit/?id=42892465d4522cf19283b8a06bf48104bb387430
This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of symlink restrictions in Ubuntu. This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu.