CVE-2013-2124 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via double free in LibguestFS when processing empty guest files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-2124?
CVE-2013-2124 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Double free vulnerability in inspect-fs.c in LibguestFS 1.20.x before 1.20.7, 1.21.x, 1.22.0, and 1.23.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via empty guest files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2124?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libguestfs Libguestfs.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2124?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2013-2124 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2124 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2124, GHSA-565j-mpfh-22p5.