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CVE-2013-1889

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-11-08 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

mod_ruid2 before 0.9.8 improperly handles file descriptors which allows remote attackers to bypass security using a CGI script to break out of the chroot.

Affected products

• libapache2-mod-ruid2: before 0.9.8 — fixed in 0.9.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: libapache2-mod-ruid2 0.9.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/23/1
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83035
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1889
• https://sourceforge.net/p/mod-ruid/mailman/mod-ruid-announce/thread/514C503E.4020109%40users.sourceforge.net/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/23/1
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83035
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1889
• https://sourceforge.net/p/mod-ruid/mailman/mod-ruid-announce/thread/514C503E.4020109%40users.sourceforge.net/

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