CVE-2013-4357

Exp

The eglibc package before 2.14 incorrectly handled the getaddrinfo() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Published: 2019-12-31 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-4357 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.16%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-4357

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4357

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 2.10% 1.16% -0.94%
2 2025-03-29 1.16% 2.10% +0.94%
3 2025-03-19 — 1.16% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-4357

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-4357

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-4357

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4357
ubuntu low CVE-2013-4357 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (eglibc), 7 status rows across 7 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream): not-affected 5, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4357

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-4357

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
eglibc eglibc < 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:eglibc:eglibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse_linux_enterprise_server 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 10.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 18 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 19 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-4357

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00020.html Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/17/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/17/8 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/28/18 Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/21 Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/24/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67992 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2306-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2306-2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2306-3 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4357 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4357 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4357 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95103 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4357 Third Party Advisory
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