# CVE-2013-4485: Denial of service in n/a > Remote authenticated users can crash the directory server by sending search requests with multiple @ characters in attribute lists. - **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 23 Nov 2013 - **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4485, GHSA-jhmx-jgjc-h9h7, MGASA-2013-0357, RHSA-2013:1752, RHSA-2013:1753 ## What is CVE-2013-4485? CVE-2013-4485 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 23 Nov 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description 389 Directory Server 1.2.11.15 (aka Red Hat Directory Server before 8.2.11-14) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via multiple @ characters in a GER attribute list in a search request. Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4485? It affects 3 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `redhat-ds-base` | Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5 | All versions | 0:8.2.11-14.el5dsrv | | `redhat-ds-base-debuginfo` | Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5 | All versions | 0:8.2.11-14.el5dsrv | | `redhat-ds-base-devel` | Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5 | All versions | 0:8.2.11-14.el5dsrv | | `389-ds-base` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.2.11.15-30.el6_5 | | `389-ds-base-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.2.11.15-30.el6_5 | | `389-ds-base-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.2.11.15-30.el6_5 | | `389-ds-base-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.2.11.15-30.el6_5 | | `389-ds-base` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.2.11.15-30.el6_5 | | `389-ds-base-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.2.11.15-30.el6_5 | | `389-ds-base-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.2.11.15-30.el6_5 | | `389-ds-base-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.2.11.15-30.el6_5 | | `389-ds-base` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.2.11.15-30.el6_5 | | `389-ds-base-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.2.11.15-30.el6_5 | | `389-ds-base-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.2.11.15-30.el6_5 | | `389-ds-base-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.2.11.15-30.el6_5 | | `389-ds-base` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.2.11.15-30.el6_5 | | `389-ds-base-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.2.11.15-30.el6_5 | | `389-ds-base-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.2.11.15-30.el6_5 | | `389-ds-base-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.2.11.15-30.el6_5 | Products: Fedoraproject 389 Directory Server, Redhat Directory Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux. ## How do I fix CVE-2013-4485? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2013-4485 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4485 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux - [CVE-2017-7551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7551/): Information disclosure in 389-ds-base (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2017-15135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15135/): Auth bypass in 389-ds-base (high 8.1) - [CVE-2019-10171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10171/): Denial of service in 389-ds-base (high 7.5) - [CVE-2018-14638](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14638/): Denial of service in 389-ds-base (high 7.5) - [CVE-2018-1054](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1054/): Denial of service in 389-ds-base (high 7.5) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2013-4485 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2013-4485 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 23 Nov 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4485 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Linux. 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-2013-4485/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4485/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4485 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4485 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4485 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4485/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.