CVE-2013-1867

Arbitrary file overwrite via untrusted token labels

Published Jan 30, 2020 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

Arbitrary file overwrite in Thales Group Gemalto TokenD 2013 allows physically proximate attackers to corrupt files via a crafted smart card. TokenD incorporates attacker-controlled card and token labels into privileged cache paths without neutralizing traversal components or symbolic links. Inserting a doctored card into a reachable reader is sufficient to create or overwrite root-owned filesystem objects, potentially interrupting service.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Arbitrary file overwrite in Thales Group Gemalto TokenD 2013 allows physically proximate attackers to corrupt files via a crafted smart card. TokenD incorporates attacker-controlled card and token labels into privileged cache paths without neutralizing traversal components or symbolic links. Inserting a doctored card into a reachable reader is sufficient to create or overwrite root-owned filesystem objects, potentially interrupting service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2013-1867
Published
Jan 30, 2020
Updated
Aug 6, 2024
Vendor
Thales Group
Product
Gemalto TokenD
Classifications
CWE-59, T1565.001
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 30, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=through at least 2013-03-20

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Thales Group · Gemalto TokenDversion=through at least 2013-03-20

Published CVSS scores

6.3NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
6.1NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorphysical
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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