VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-4391

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability5.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-10-28
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

Integer overflow in the valid_user_field function in journal/journald-native.c in systemd allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large journal data field, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Primary references