CVE-2013-0251 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via a stack-based buffer overflow in the latd daemon.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-0251?
CVE-2013-0251 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in llogincircuit.cc in latd 1.25 through 1.30 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in the llogin version.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0251?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Debian Latd.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0251?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-0251 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0251 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0251, GHSA-vxw7-m59w-x25v.