CVE-2013-5385 Denial of service in n/a

High 8.5 Published 2 Jan 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause routing disruption or leak sensitive information via crafted OSPF LSA packets in IBM i and related systems.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2013-5385?

CVE-2013-5385 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm I, published on 2 Jan 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The OSPF implementation in IBM i 6.1 and 7.1, in z/OS on zSeries servers, and in Networking Operating System (aka NOS, formerly BLADE Operating System) does not properly validate Link State Advertisement (LSA) type 1 packets before performing operations on the LSA database, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (routing disruption) or obtain sensitive packet information via a crafted LSA packet, a related issue to CVE-2013-0149.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5385?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm I, Ibm Z\/Os.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5385?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5385 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2013-5385 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5385 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-qfjv-vc8r-v59q.