CVE-2013-6433

high

Published 2014-06-02 · Modified 2026-05-06

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

7.6

VIR risk

7.6

Description

The default configuration in the Red Hat openstack-neutron package before 2013.2.3-7 does not properly set a configuration file for rootwrap, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted configuration file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6433

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`2014.1-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`2014.1-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`2014.1-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`2014.1-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`2014.1-1`
ubuntu	13.10	affected
ubuntu	14.04	affected

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
openstack	neutron	`{"startIncluding":"2013.1","endIncluding":"2013.2.3"}`

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0516.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59533
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2255-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039812
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6433

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.