NULL pointer dereference in slim and Debian Linux - CVE-2013-4412
Published: November 4, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35117
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4412
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
slim has NULL pointer dereference when using crypt() method from glibc 2.17
Affected software
slim
Debian Linux
Debian Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2013-4412
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/09/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62906
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4412
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4412
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89675
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4412