CVE-2013-0288 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 4 Mar 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

A stack-based buffer overflow in nss-pam-ldapd allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via large file descriptor counts.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2013-0288?

CVE-2013-0288 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

nss-pam-ldapd before 0.7.18 and 0.8.x before 0.8.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by performing a name lookup on an application with a large number of open file descriptors, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow related to incorrect use of the FD_SET macro.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0288?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (8)

`nss-pam-ldapd` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:0.7.5-18.1.el6_4`
`nss-pam-ldapd-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:0.7.5-18.1.el6_4`
`nss-pam-ldapd` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:0.7.5-18.1.el6_4`
`nss-pam-ldapd-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:0.7.5-18.1.el6_4`
`nss-pam-ldapd` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:0.7.5-18.1.el6_4`
`nss-pam-ldapd-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:0.7.5-18.1.el6_4`
`nss-pam-ldapd` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:0.7.5-18.1.el6_4`
`nss-pam-ldapd-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:0.7.5-18.1.el6_4`

Products include Arthurdejong Nss-Pam-Ldapd.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0288?

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-2013-0288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

CVE-2011-0438 Auth bypass in n/a Medium 6.8

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0288, DSA-2628-1, GHSA-rw67-8982-w823, RHSA-2013:0590.