CVE-2013-4393 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a denial of service in systemd journald by exploiting a crafted file descriptor when native message origin is set to file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-4393?
CVE-2013-4393 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Systemd Project Systemd, published on 28 Oct 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
journald in systemd, when the origin of native messages is set to file, allows local users to cause a denial of service (logging service blocking) via a crafted file descriptor.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4393?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Systemd Project Systemd.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4393?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-4393 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4393 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Systemd Project Systemd
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4393, GHSA-vvv9-fwvc-g447.