CVE-2013-5914

Buffer overflow in the ssl_read_record function in ssl_tls.c in PolarSSL before 1.1.8, when using TLS 1.1, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

Published: 2013-10-26 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-5914 is rated Moderate Risk (56.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.85%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-5914

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 3.30% 2.85% -0.45%
2 2025-03-29 2.85% 3.30% +0.45%
3 2025-03-17 — 2.85% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5914

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5914

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-5914

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-5914 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (mbedtls, polarssl), 20 status rows across 13 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 7, not-affected 7, ignored 4, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-5914

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5914

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
polarssl polarssl <= 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.1.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
polarssl polarssl 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:polarssl:polarssl:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5914

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