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CVE-2013-4136 Details

Description

ext/common/ServerInstanceDir.h in Phusion Passenger gem before 4.0.6 for Ruby allows local users to gain privileges or possibly change the ownership of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on a directory with a predictable name in /tmp/.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1136.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://code.google.com/p/phusion-passenger/issues/detail?id=910	CVE
https://github.com/phusion/passenger/blob/release-4.0.6/NEWS	CVE
https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/5483b3292cc2af1c83033eaaadec20dba4dcfd9b	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/16/6	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1136.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://code.google.com/p/phusion-passenger/issues/detail?id=910	[email protected]
https://github.com/phusion/passenger/blob/release-4.0.6/NEWS	[email protected]
https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/5483b3292cc2af1c83033eaaadec20dba4dcfd9b	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/16/6	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
phusion passenger	<= 4.0.5 4.0.1 4.0.2 4.0.3 4.0.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.4:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
ruby-lang ruby	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 1, 2013	Initial Analysis	[email protected]