CVE-2013-7171 describes a critical vulnerability in Slackware 14.0 and 14.1, as well as specific Slackware LLVM versions, where the /tmp directory has world-writable permissions. This misconfiguration allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges, posing a severe risk to system integrity. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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