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CVE-2013-1057

Untrusted search path vulnerability in maas-import-pxe-files in MAAS before 13.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse import_pxe_files configuration file in the current working directory.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-1057 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from canonical, from canonical organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-11-18T02:55:05.750

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	13.04	Yes
Application	canonical	maas	≤ 12.04.4	Yes
Application	canonical	maas	12.04.1	Yes
Application	canonical	maas	12.04.2	Yes
Application	canonical	maas	12.04.3	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/55567 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2013-1 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugs.launchpad.net/maas/+bug/1158425 Exploit ([email protected])
https://launchpad.net/maas/+milestone/13.10 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/55567 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2013-1 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/maas/+bug/1158425 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://launchpad.net/maas/+milestone/13.10 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For canonical's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.