#VU33685 Resource management error in libtirpc - CVE-2013-1950

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#VU33685 Resource management error in libtirpc - CVE-2013-1950

Published: July 9, 2013 / Updated: August 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33685
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1950
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
libtirpc
Software vendor:
linux-nfs.org

Description

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.

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