SB2013070905 - Resource management error in linux-nfs libtirpc
Published: July 9, 2013 Updated: August 4, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013070905
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1950)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The svc_dg_getargs function in libtirpc 0.2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (rpcbind crash) via a Sun RPC request with crafted arguments that trigger a free of an invalid pointer.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.