CVE-2013-4550

Description

Bip before 0.8.9, when running as a daemon, writes SSL handshake errors to an unexpected file descriptor that was previously associated with stderr before stderr has been closed, which allows remote attackers to write to other sockets and have an unspecified impact via a failed SSL handshake, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-5268. NOTE: some sources originally mapped this CVE to two different types of issues; this CVE has since been SPLIT, producing CVE-2011-5268.

Category

5.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.02% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/122274.html vendor advisory
https://projects.duckcorp.org/issues/261
https://projects.duckcorp.org/versions/13
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/121868.html patch vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/122278.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/02/9 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4550?
CVE-2013-4550 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4550?
To fix CVE-2013-4550, 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-2013-4550 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-4550 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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