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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-2131

Format string vulnerability in the rrdtool module 1.4.7 for Python, as used in Zenoss, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers to the rrdtool.graph function.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 10.6%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Format string vulnerability in the rrdtool module 1.4.7 for Python, as used in Zenoss, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers to the rrdtool.graph function.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
10.59% probability · 96th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 18 May 2013
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-134
Affected
rrdtool project/rrdtool
Source
secalert@redhat.com
EPSS trend
0%8%15%26 October 2026: 10.59%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 10.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-38521source ↗Python RRDtool Module - Function Format Stringmultiple · Thomas Polletremote18 May 2013yes

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