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Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting systemd package, versions <204-5

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 5.48% (94th percentile)
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NVD
7.3 high
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Red Hat
5.9 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-SYSTEMD-305170
  • published 28 Oct 2013
  • disclosed 28 Oct 2013
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Introduced: 28 Oct 2013

CVE-2013-4391 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-190 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 systemd to version 204-5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream systemd package and not the systemd package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in the valid_user_field function in journal/journald-native.c in systemd allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large journal data field, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.