| Name | CVE-2013-2142 |
| Description | userpref.c in libimobiledevice 1.1.4, when $HOME and $XDG_CONFIG_HOME are not set, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) HostCertificate.pem, (2) HostPrivateKey.pem, (3) libimobiledevicerc, (4) RootCertificate.pem, or (5) RootPrivateKey.pem in /tmp/root/.config/libimobiledevice/. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 710885 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libimobiledevice (PTS) | bookworm, bullseye | 1.3.0-6 | fixed |
| trixie | 1.3.0+git20250228-2 | fixed | |
| forky, sid | 1.4.0-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libimobiledevice | source | squeeze | (not affected) | |||
| libimobiledevice | source | wheezy | (not affected) | |||
| libimobiledevice | source | (unstable) | 1.1.5-0.1 | low | 710885 |
[squeeze] - libimobiledevice <not-affected> (Vulnerable code was introduced later)
[wheezy] - libimobiledevice <not-affected> (Vulnerable code was introduced later)