CVE-2005-3013 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the YaST setup tool on SuSE Linux.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-3013?

CVE-2005-3013 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Suse Suse Linux, published on 21 Sep 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in liby2util in Yet another Setup Tool (YaST) for SuSE Linux 9.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long Loc entry.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3013?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Suse Suse Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3013?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3013 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2005-3013 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3013 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Suse Suse Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v4rc-mrvx-p99v.

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