What is CVE-2013-2228?

CVE-2013-2228 is a high-severity vulnerability in Saltstack, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-12-03.

How severe is CVE-2013-2228?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Saltstack

CVE-2013-2228

SaltStack RSA Key Generation allows remote users to decrypt communications

EPSS: 0.019 (78.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Saltstack — versions ≤ 0.15.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-2228?: CVE-2013-2228 is a high-severity vulnerability in Saltstack, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-12-03.
How severe is CVE-2013-2228?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.