MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2013-2131

Rrdtool vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
10.9%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
Format string vulnerability in the rrdtool module 1.4.7 for Python, as used in Zenoss, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers to the rrdtool.graph function.
Affected vendor
Rrdtool Project
Affected product
Rrdtool
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-134 — Uncontrolled Format String
Published
2015-01-04

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 10.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-2131

  • Confirm whether Rrdtool Project Rrdtool is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-2131.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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