CVE-2013-4237 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted NTFS or CIFS images exploiting an out-of-bounds write in glibc.
- 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
What is CVE-2013-4237?
CVE-2013-4237 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, published on 9 Oct 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
sysdeps/posix/readdir_r.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.18 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) NTFS or (2) CIFS image.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4237?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Glibc.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4237?
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-2013-4237 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4237 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Glibc
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4237, GHSA-2w2q-5vg5-jx48.