CVE-2013-4391

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-4391
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-10-28 22:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionInteger 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 overflow.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-190 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Application Systemd Project Systemd All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2777-1 systemd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
systemd: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-34) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
#725357 - CVE-2013-4392: TOCTOU race condition when updating file permissions and SELinux security contexts - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Bug 859051 – CVE-2013-4391 systemd: Integer overflow, leading to heap-based buffer overflow by processing native messages af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
systemd/systemd - System and Session Manager af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cgit.freedesktop.org Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: [CVE request] systemd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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