CVE-2013-1048

The Debian apache2ctl script in the apache2 package squeeze before 2.2.16-6+squeeze11, wheezy before 2.2.22-13, and sid before 2.2.22-13 for the Apache HTTP Server on Debian GNU/Linux does not properly create the /var/lock/apache2 lock directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via an unspecified symlink attack.

Published: 2013-03-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-1048 is rated Low Risk (29/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.38%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1048

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.38% +0.32%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1048

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1048

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1048

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-1048 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (apache2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1048
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-1048 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (apache2), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): released 6. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1048

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1048

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian apache2 <= 2.2.16-6 cpe:2.3:a:debian:apache2:*:squeeze10:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian apache2 <= 2.2.22-12 cpe:2.3:a:debian:apache2:*:sid:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian apache2 <= 2.2.22-12 cpe:2.3:a:debian:apache2:*:wheezy:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1048

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