CVE-2013-1428 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote authenticated peers can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow in tinc, leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-1428?
CVE-2013-1428 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Apr 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the receive_tcppacket function in net_packet.c in tinc before 1.0.21 and 1.1 before 1.1pre7 allows remote authenticated peers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large TCP packet.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1428?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tinc-Vpn Tinc.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1428?
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-2013-1428 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-1428 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1428, DSA-2663-1, GHSA-wp6j-qh23-g8mc.