CVE-2013-1923

rpc-gssd in nfs-utils before 1.2.8 performs reverse DNS resolution for server names during GSSAPI authentication, which might allow remote attackers to read otherwise-restricted files via DNS spoofing attacks.

Published: 2014-01-21 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-1923 is rated Low Risk (31.9/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1923

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.73% 0.36% -0.36%
2 2025-03-29 0.36% 0.73% +0.36%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.36% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1923

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.2 2.0 LOW
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.2 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1923

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1923

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2013-1923 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nfs-utils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1923
gentoo normal CVE-2013-1923: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-02), 1 atom(s) (net-fs/nfs-utils); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-1923
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1923
ubuntu low CVE-2013-1923 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nfs-utils), 23 status rows across 23 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hardy, hirsute, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 16, ignored 6, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1923

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1923

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux-nfs nfs-utils <= 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux-nfs nfs-utils 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux-nfs nfs-utils 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux-nfs nfs-utils 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux-nfs nfs-utils 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux-nfs nfs-utils 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux-nfs nfs-utils 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux-nfs nfs-utils 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1923

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