6.3

CVE-2013-1429: canonical ubuntu_linux Link Following

CVSS: 6.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2013-1429
Published 07-11-2019Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1429 is a medium (CVSS 6.3) Link Following vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
25/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 07-11-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Lintian before 2.5.12 allows remote attackers to gather information about the "host" system using crafted symlinks.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

70%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.30% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian3 products
Canonical1 product
Lintian1 product

3 vendors · 5 products

References

4 links