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title: "CVE-2013-7381\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-7381

Publication date 12 February 2020

Last updated 1 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.8 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7381?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

libnotify before 1.0.4 for Node.js allows remote attackers to execute
arbitrary commands via unspecified characters in a call to
libnotify.notify.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7381?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| nodejs | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [msalvatore](https://launchpad.net/~msalvatore)

node-libnotify is not in Ubuntu

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.8 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-7381)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7381)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-7381)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-7381)

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2>
* <https://github.com/lloydwatkin/nodesecurity-advisories/blob/master/advisories/libnotify_potential_command_injection_in_libnotify.notify.md>
* <https://github.com/mytrile/node-libnotify/commit/dfe7801d73a0dda10663a0ff3d0ec8b4d5f0d448>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7381>