CVE-2013-5745 EXPLOIT
7.1
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.7% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.1 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 8.72% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-10-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| david king | vino |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Vino VNC Server 3.7.3 - Persistent Denial of Service | 2013-09-17 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00003.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1452.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55090
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1980-1
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=641811
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=707905
- https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2013-028.txt
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00003.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1452.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55090
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1980-1
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=641811
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=707905
- https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2013-028.txt
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