CVE-2013-7386

Summary

CVECVE-2013-7386
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-06-02 15:55:11 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionFormat string vulnerability in the PROJECT::write_account_file function in client/cs_account.cpp in BOINC, possibly 7.2.33, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the gui_urls item in an account file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-134 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Universityofcalifornia Boinc Client 7.2.33 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 boinc.berkeley.edu
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: boinc-client-7.2.33-2.git1994cc8.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Bug 957795 – CVE-2013-7386 boinc-client: Format string flaw by writing account file af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: boinc-client-7.2.33-2.git1994cc8.fc19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Multiple vulnerabilities in BOINC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
404 Not Found MITRE boinc.berkeley.edu
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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