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CVE-2013-6494

fedup 0.9.0 in Fedora 19, 20, and 21 uses a temporary directory with a static name for its download cache, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of system updates).

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-6494 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from fedup_project, from fedoraproject organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, 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

2014-12-02T01:59:00.090

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-17

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	fedup_project	fedup	0.9.0	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	19	No
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	20	No
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	21	No

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/141698.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142698.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142933.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70874 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066679 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/wgwoods/fedup/issues/44 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/141698.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142698.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/142933.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70874 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066679 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/wgwoods/fedup/issues/44 Patch, Vendor Advisory (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 fedup_project'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.