# CVE-2013-3986: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can crash the WebPlayer Firefox extension via a crafted AV session, causing denial of service.

- **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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Nov 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9229-f3q3-427j

## What is CVE-2013-3986?

CVE-2013-3986 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5.2 and 8.5.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (WebPlayer Firefox extension crash) via a crafted Audio Visual (AV) session.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3986?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Lotus Sametime.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3986?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3986 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-3986 exists.

Public exploit code:

- IBM Lotus Sametime WebPlayer DoS (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2010-3398](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3398/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-1784](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1784/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-2499](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2499/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2011-1370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1370/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2011-1106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1106/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3986 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3986 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-3986 exists.

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-2013-3986/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3986/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3986
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3986
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3986

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