# CVE-2013-2231: Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the QEMU Guest Agent service for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6, HPC Node 6, Server 6, Wor

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-10-01 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the QEMU Guest Agent service for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6, HPC Node 6, Server 6, Workstation 6, Desktop Supplementary 6, Server Supplementary 6, Supplementary AUS 6.4, Supplementary EUS 6.4.z, and Workstation Supplementary 6, when installing on Windows, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted program in an unspecified folder.

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1101.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1100.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980757

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