CVE-2013-1048 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Debian apache2ctl script, affecting Apache HTTP Server packages in Debian Squeeze, Wheezy, and Sid. The flaw stems from improper creation of the /var/lock/apache2 directory, allowing local users to gain privileges through an unspecified symlink attack. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), this vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires local access, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.16-6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:apache2:*:squeeze10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.2.22-12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:apache2:*:sid:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.2.22-12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:apache2:*:wheezy:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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