CVE-2013-1428

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the receive_tcppacket function in net_packet.c in tinc before 1.0.21 and 1.1 before 1.1pre7 allows remote authenticated peers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large TCP packet.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 65.52% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory tinc-vpn.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/gsliepen/tinc/commit/17a33dfd95b1a29e90db76414eb9622df9632320
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105559.html vendor advisory
http://www.tinc-vpn.org/pipermail/tinc/2013-April/003240.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106167.html vendor advisory
http://www.tinc-vpn.org/news/
http://osvdb.org/92653 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/53087 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/53108 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2663 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59369 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105531.html vendor advisory
http://freecode.com/projects/tinc/releases/354122

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1428?
CVE-2013-1428 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1428?
To fix CVE-2013-1428, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-1428 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1428 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~66% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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