CVE-2013-2029

nagios.upgrade_to_v3.sh, as distributed by Red Hat and possibly others for Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5...

6.3 Medium

nagios.upgrade_to_v3.sh, as distributed by Red Hat and possibly others for Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary nagioscfg file with a predictable name in /tmp/.

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.3

Record: CVE-2013-2029
CVSS 2.0: 6.3 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2013-2029
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-2016 No score

Record: EUVD-2013-2016
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8727-34w8-v299 No score

nagios.upgrade_to_v3.sh, as distributed by Red Hat and possibly others for Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5...

Record: GHSA-8727-34w8-v299
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

redhat openstack

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`nagios` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:3.5.1-2.el6ost	0:3.5.1-2.el6ost
`nagios-common` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:3.5.1-2.el6ost	0:3.5.1-2.el6ost
`nagios-debuginfo` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:3.5.1-2.el6ost	0:3.5.1-2.el6ost
`nagios-devel` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:3.5.1-2.el6ost	0:3.5.1-2.el6ost

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-2029 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Redhat Openstack, published November 23, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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