Integer overflow in the abc_set_parts function in load_abc.cpp in libmodplug 0.8.8.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted P header in an ABC file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-4233 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.08%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-06-15 | 3.85% | 4.08% | +0.24% |
| 2 | 2025-08-28 | 2.27% | 3.85% | +1.57% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 2.27% | — |
Full EPSS history (24 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2013-4233 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libmodplug), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4233 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2013-4233: 1 GLSA(s) (201408-07), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libmodplug); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-4233 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2013-4233 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (gst-plugins-bad0.10, libmodplug), 30 status rows across 15 suites (artful, bionic, lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 13, ignored 11, DNE 5, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4233 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| konstanty_bialkowski | libmodplug | <= 0.8.8.4 | cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| konstanty_bialkowski | libmodplug | 0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| konstanty_bialkowski | libmodplug | 0.8.4 | cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| konstanty_bialkowski | libmodplug | 0.8.5 | cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| konstanty_bialkowski | libmodplug | 0.8.6 | cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| konstanty_bialkowski | libmodplug | 0.8.7 | cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| konstanty_bialkowski | libmodplug | 0.8.8 | cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| konstanty_bialkowski | libmodplug | 0.8.8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| konstanty_bialkowski | libmodplug | 0.8.8.2 | cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| konstanty_bialkowski | libmodplug | 0.8.8.3 | cpe:2.3:a:konstanty_bialkowski:libmodplug:0.8.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://blog.scrt.ch/2013/07/24/vlc-abc-parsing-seems-to-be-a-ctf-challenge/ | Exploit |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/54388 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/54695 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2751 | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/10/3 | Exploit |