# CVE-2013-3579: Denial of service in n/a

> Attackers can crash the Lookout Mobile Security Android app by sending a crafted intent with zero arguments, requiring user interaction to install the malicious app.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jul 2013
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m5wv-29cv-pj3m

## What is CVE-2013-3579?

CVE-2013-3579 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jul 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Lookout Mobile Security application before 8.17-8a39d3f for Android allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted application that sends an intent to com.lookout.security.ScanTell with zero arguments.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3579?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lookout Lookout Security \& Antivirus.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3579?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3579 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3579 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3579 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jul 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3579 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-2013-3579/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3579/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3579
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3579
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3579

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