CVE-2013-7441 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by terminating the root process during NBD server negotiation or requesting non-existent exports.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-7441?
CVE-2013-7441 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 May 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The modern style negotiation in Network Block Device (nbd-server) 2.9.22 through 3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (root process termination) by (1) closing the connection during negotiation or (2) specifying a name for a non-existent export.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7441?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wouter Verhelst Nbd.
How do I fix CVE-2013-7441?
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-2013-7441 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7441 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7441, GHSA-jrr7-3c28-9wx3.