PT-2013-2841 · Cfingerd · Cfingerd

Malcolm Scott + 1 · Published 2013-03-12 · Updated 2013-03-19 · CVE-2013-1049

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions cfingerd version 1.4.3-3

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the RFC1413 (ident) client, which can be triggered by remote IDENT servers sending crafted responses. This can cause a denial of service (crash) and potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For cfingerd version 1.4.3-3, consider disabling the RFC1413 (ident) client functionality until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-1049

DSA-2635-1

Affected Products

Cfingerd

References · 8

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1049 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1049 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1049 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cfingerd/+bug/1104425 · Patch
• http://debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2635 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1049 · Security Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=700098 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/90747 · Note