Buffer overflow in Tinc-Vpn Tinc
CVE-2013-1428
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.607 (99.1th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.607 · newest: 0.607 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Tinc-Vpn Tinc — versions 1.0.17, 1.0.18, 1.0.19
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/gsliepen/tinc/commit/17a33dfd95b1a29e90db76414eb9622df9632320
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105559.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.tinc-vpn.org/pipermail/tinc/2013-April/003240.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106167.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.tinc-vpn.org/news/
- osvdb.org/92653 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/53087 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/53108 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2663 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/59369 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-1428?
- CVE-2013-1428 is a vulnerability in Tinc-Vpn Tinc, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2013-04-26.
- Is CVE-2013-1428 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.