{"cve":"CVE-2013-1959","nvd":{"published":"2013-05-03T11:57:45.563","modified":"2026-06-16T23:52:28.597","status":"Modified","description":"kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 does not have appropriate capability requirements for the uid_map and gid_map files, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening a file within an unprivileged process and then modifying the file within a privileged process.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b","http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0","http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25307","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/1"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:29:16.037019470+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2013-1959","score":0.01245,"percentile":0.69296,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}