Buffer overflow in Universityofcalifornia Boinc Client
CVE-2013-2298
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the XML parser in BOINC 7.x allow attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted XML file, related to the scheduler.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Universityofcalifornia Boinc Client — versions 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/28/3 (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/125125.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/53192 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83931 (vdb-entry)
- boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/
- thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.distributed.boinc.user/3741 (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/125128.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/59539 (vdb-entry)