CVE-2013-2119: Incorrect temporary file usage

January 3, 2014 (updated December 6, 2016)

The passenger ruby gem, when used in standalone mode, does not use temporary files securely. If a local attacker were able to create a temporary directory that passenger uses and supply a custom nginx configuration file they could start a nginx instance with their own configuration file.

References

cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-2119
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=892813

Code Behaviors & Features

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