# CVE-2013-1886: Other in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via format string vulnerabilities in the certificate viewing process.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Jan 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-63g4-9329-q5x4

## What is CVE-2013-1886?

CVE-2013-1886 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jan 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Format string vulnerability in the token processing system (pki-tps) in Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) 8.1 and possibly Dogtag Certificate System 9 and 10 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in unspecified vectors, related to viewing certificates.

Weakness: CWE-134 (Use of Externally-Controlled Format String)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1886?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Redhat Certificate System, Redhat Dogtag Certificate System.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1886?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2013-1886 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1886 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-0588](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0588/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2010-3868](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3868/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.8)
- [CVE-2012-3367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3367/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2013-1885](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1885/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2012-4543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4543/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1886 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1886 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jan 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1886 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1886/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1886/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1886
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1886
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1886

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