CVE-2013-6359 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 13 Dec 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Munin master nodes by submitting a plugin with a specific multigraph service name.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2013-6359?

CVE-2013-6359 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Dec 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Munin::Master::Node in Munin before 2.0.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abort data collection for node) via a plugin that uses "multigraph" as a multigraph service name.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6359?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Munin-Monitoring Munin.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6359?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2013-6359 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6359, GHSA-f92f-4f5p-xhfm.