CVE-2013-7172

Slackware 13.1, 13.37, 14.0 and 14.1 contain world-writable permissions on the iodbctest and iodbctestw programs within the libiodbc package, which could allow local users to use RPATH information to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Published: 2019-11-21 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-7172 is rated Low Risk (38.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.08%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-7172

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 2025-03-30 0.15% 0.08% -0.08%
2 2025-03-29 0.08% 0.15% +0.08%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.08% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-7172

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-7172

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-7172

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2013-7172 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libiodbc2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-7172
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7172
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-7172 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libiodbc2), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): not-affected 5, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7172

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-7172

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
slackware slackware_linux 13.1 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux 13.37 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux 14.0 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux 14.1 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-7172

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