VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-1049
Buffer overflow in the RFC1413 (ident) client in cfingerd 1.4.3-3 allows remote IDENT servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted response.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 3.13%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the RFC1413 (ident) client in cfingerd 1.4.3-3 allows remote IDENT servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted response.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.13% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- debian/cfingerd
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=700098
- http://osvdb.org/90747
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2635Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cfingerd/+bug/1104425Patch
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=700098
- http://osvdb.org/90747
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2635Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cfingerd/+bug/1104425Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.