CVE-2013-2231 describes an unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the QEMU Guest Agent service, affecting various Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 distributions when installed on Windows. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by placing a malicious program in an unspecified folder. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.4.zCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary:6.4.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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