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/tmp/root/.config/libimobiledevice/.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":3.3,"vector":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P","level":"low","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-07","score":0.00265,"percentile":0.1855,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-59"],"published":"2013-08-17T08:47:03Z","modified":"2026-09-01T20:03:16Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"libimobiledevice","fixed_in":["1.1.5-0.1"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:13","package":"libimobiledevice","fixed_in":["1.1.5-0.1"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:14","package":"libimobiledevice","fixed_in":["1.1.5-0.1"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Mageia:3","package":"libimobiledevice","fixed_in":["1.1.4-4.1.mga3"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"libimobiledevice","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.5-0.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:13","package":"libimobiledevice","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.5-0.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:14","package":"libimobiledevice","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.5-0.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Mageia:3","package":"libimobiledevice","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.4-4.1.mga3"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"libimobiledevice","product":"libimobiledevice"}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/04/11","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/libimobiledevice/%2Bbug/1164263","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Exploit","evidence"]},{"url":"http://libiphone.lighthouseapp.com/projects/27916-libiphone/tickets/331-insecure-tmp-directory-use","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1927-1","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_UBUNTU","x_transferred","advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2142"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7wj3-4crv-vhfj"},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2142","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0251.html","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1927-1","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11010","tags":["report"]},{"url":"","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2142","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5104","tags":["web"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2013-2142","description":"userpref.c 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