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CVE-2013-2217

cache.py in Suds 0.4, when tempdir is set to None, allows local users to redirect SOAP queries and possibly have other unspecified impact via a symlink attack on a cache file with a predictable name in /tmp/suds/.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-2217 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from jeff_ortel, from opensuse, from redhat 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

2013-09-23T20:55:07.293

Last Modified

2026-06-16T23:52:57.703

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 1.2 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	jeff_ortel	suds	0.4	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	12.2	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	12.3	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	5	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	6.0	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00062.html ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/27/8 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2008-1 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=978696 ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00062.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/27/8 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2008-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=978696 (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 jeff_ortel'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.