# CVE-2013-5791: Memory corruption in n/a

> A stack-based buffer overflow in the Microsoft Access parser allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a crafted file.

- **Severity:** Low 1.5 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p93r-68pq-483j

## What is CVE-2013-5791?

CVE-2013-5791 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware, published on 16 Oct 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Outside In Technology component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 8.4.0 and 8.4.1 allows context-dependent attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Outside In Filters.  NOTE: the previous information is from the October 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a third party that the issue is a stack-based buffer overflow in the Microsoft Access 1.x parser in vsacs.dll before 8.4.0.108 and before 8.4.1.52, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long field (aka column) name.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5791?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Fusion Middleware.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-5791?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5791 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-5791 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5791 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Oracle Outside In MDB - File Parsing Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Fusion Middleware

- [CVE-2012-1710](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1710/): Oracle Fusion Middleware Unspecified (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-3152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3152/): Oracle Fusion Middleware Unspecified (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-0518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0518/): Oracle Fusion Middleware Unspecified (medium 4.7, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2380](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2380/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-3135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3135/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-5791 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-5791 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware, published on 16 Oct 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5791 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Fusion Middleware. 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-2013-5791/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5791/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5791
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5791
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-5791

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