Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 9, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-2207
CVE-2013-2207
Description
pt_chown in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.18 does not properly check permissions for tty files, which allows local users to change the permission on the files and obtain access to arbitrary pseudo-terminals by leveraging a FUSE file system.
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Affected products
40cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 25 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.17
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords11 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/glibc&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/glibc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4
< 2.24-2.3+ 10 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.24-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.87.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.87.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.45.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.87.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.87.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.87.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.87.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.87.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.87.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.3-17.87.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00019.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00036.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/55113nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2985-2nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04nvd
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