CVE-2013-7172 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Slackware versions 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, and 14.1. The libiodbc package in these systems contains world-writable permissions on the iodbctest and iodbctestw programs, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via RPATH manipulation. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability if exploited. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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