# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 May 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7441, GHSA-jrr7-3c28-9wx3

## 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: Wouter Verhelst Nbd.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-7441?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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

- [CVE-2011-0530](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0530/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-3534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3534/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2011-1925](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1925/): Null dereference in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-7441 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7441 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-2013-7441/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7441/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7441
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7441
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-7441

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.