VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-4391

Integer overflow in the valid_user_field function in journal/journald-native.c in systemd allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large journal data field, which triggers a heap-based buffer…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.44%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 5.44% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-190
Affected: systemd project/systemd · debian/debian linux
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=505b6a61c22d5565e9308045c7b9bf79f7d0517eExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859051Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=505b6a61c22d5565e9308045c7b9bf79f7d0517eExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859051Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.