CVE-2013-7386
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
Format 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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 7.1.10+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 7.1.10+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 7.1.10+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 7.1.10+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 7.1.10+dfsg-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| universityofcalifornia | boinc_client | 7.2.33 | |
References
- http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=99258dcecba8ef36e1ce0fd6e0dacffe53613ac9
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/125125.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/125128.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/28/3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957795
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-7386
CWEs
CWE-134
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.