CVE-2013-6050 Integer overflow in n/a
Medium 4.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-6050 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2013-6050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Dec 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-2013-6050 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. 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-2013-6050/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6050/index.md)
Remote attackers can crash the Links browser by sending crafted HTML tables, causing a denial of service.
- 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
What is CVE-2013-6050?
CVE-2013-6050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Dec 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
Integer overflow in Links before 2.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted HTML tables.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6050?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Twibright Links.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6050?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2013-6050 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6050 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6050, DSA-2807-1, GHSA-r8h3-f36j-28hw, MGASA-2013-0364.