CVE catalog
CVE-2013-2142
libimobiledevice: CVE-2013-2142
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.27% · Oct 27, 2026
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/.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libimobiledevice | sid | 1.4.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libimobiledevice | forky | 1.4.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libimobiledevice | trixie | 1.3.0+git20250228-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libimobiledevice | bookworm | 1.3.0-6 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libimobiledevice | source | sid | 1.1.5-0.1 | low | Not reported | [710885] |
| Debian | libimobiledevice | source | forky | 1.1.5-0.1 | low | Not reported | [710885] |
| Debian | libimobiledevice | source | trixie | 1.1.5-0.1 | low | Not reported | [710885] |
| Debian | libimobiledevice | source | bookworm | 1.1.5-0.1 | low | Not reported | [710885] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libimobiledevice6]Fixed
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
1.3.0-6+b3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
1.3.0-6+b3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
- [libimobiledevice-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
1.3.0-6+b3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
1.3.0-6+b3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
- [libimobiledevice-doc]Fixed
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
1.3.0-6· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
1.3.0-6· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
- [libimobiledevice-utils]Fixed
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
1.3.0-6+b3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
1.3.0-6+b3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
- [python3-imobiledevice]Fixed
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
1.3.0-6+b3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
1.3.0-6+b3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libimobiledevice-1.0-6]Fixed
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
1.3.0+git20250228-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
1.3.0+git20250228-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
- [libimobiledevice-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
1.3.0+git20250228-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
1.3.0+git20250228-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
- [libimobiledevice-doc]Fixed
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
1.3.0+git20250228-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
1.3.0+git20250228-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
- [libimobiledevice-utils]Fixed
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
1.3.0+git20250228-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
1.3.0+git20250228-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
- [python3-imobiledevice]Fixed
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
1.3.0+git20250228-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
1.3.0+git20250228-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.5-0.1dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10459-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2142]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2142]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2013/cve-2013-2142.json]
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