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TI-2013-01261 Aliases CVE-2013-1444GHSA-225j-hmp8-xwwv

A certain Debian patch for txt2man 1.5.5, as used in txt2man 1.5.5-2, 1.5.5-4, and…

Priority LOW 16CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A certain Debian patch for txt2man 1.5.5, as used in txt2man 1.5.5-2, 1.5.5-4, and others, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/2222.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:debian:txt2man:1.5.5-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.5-2VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:txt2man:1.5.5-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.5-4VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:marc_vertes:txt2man:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.5VulnerableMarc Vertes
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:txt2man:1.5.5-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5-2 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:txt2man:1.5.5-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5-4 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:marc_vertes:txt2man:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5 Vulnerable ·Marc Vertes

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1444
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-225j-hmp8-xwwv

References

Advisory 1

Other 3

Sources

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