CVE-2013-1428 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 60.7% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the receive_tcppacket function in net_packet.c in tinc before 1.0.21 and 1.1 before 1.1pre7 allows remote authenticated peers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large TCP packet.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 60.68% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-04-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| tinc-vpn | tinc |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Tincd - (Authenticated) Remote TCP Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2014-12-02 |
References
- http://freecode.com/projects/tinc/releases/354122
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105531.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105559.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106167.html
- http://osvdb.org/92653
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53087
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53108
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2663
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59369
- http://www.tinc-vpn.org/news/
- http://www.tinc-vpn.org/pipermail/tinc/2013-April/003240.html
- https://github.com/gsliepen/tinc/commit/17a33dfd95b1a29e90db76414eb9622df9632320
- http://freecode.com/projects/tinc/releases/354122
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105531.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105559.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106167.html
- http://osvdb.org/92653
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53087
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53108
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2663
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