CVE-2013-5745

Vino vulnerability

CVSS

7.1

EPSS

8.7%

EPSS pct

95th

Exploited

No known

The vino_server_client_data_pending function in vino-server.c in GNOME Vino 2.26.1, 2.32.1, 3.7.3, and earlier, and 3.8 when encryption is disabled, does not properly clear client data when an error causes the connection to close during authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, CPU and disk consumption) via multiple crafted requests during authentication.

Affected vendor

David King

Affected product

Vino

CVSS vector

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

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Published

2013-10-01

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 8.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

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