CVE-2013-4391 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2013-4391?

CVE-2013-4391 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 28 Oct 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Integer overflow in the valid_user_field function in journal/journald-native.c in systemd allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large journal data field, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4391?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Systemd Project Systemd.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4391?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2013-4391 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4391 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4391, GHSA-5jjc-6f35-8hmp.