What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-1664?

CVE-2013-1664 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 3.9%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2013-1664?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2013-1664. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 3.9%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-1664?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2013-1664. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Python CVE-2013-1664

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2013-04-03 cve@mitre.org

Python Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Cinder Folsom Compute Nova Essex Compute Nova Folsom Folsom Grizzly Keystone Essex

5.0

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.0 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 03, 2013 - 00:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.0

DescriptionCVE.org

The XML libraries for Python 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1, 2.7, and 2.6, as used in OpenStack Keystone Essex, Folsom, and Grizzly; Compute (Nova) Essex and Folsom; Cinder Folsom; Django; and possibly other products allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.

AnalysisAI

The XML libraries for Python 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1, 2.7, and 2.6, as used in OpenStack Keystone Essex, Folsom, and Grizzly; Compute (Nova) Essex and Folsom; Cinder Folsom; Django; and possibly other. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. The XML libraries for Python 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1, 2.7, and 2.6, as used in OpenStack Keystone Essex, Folsom, and Grizzly; Compute (Nova) Essex and Folsom; Cinder Folsom; Django; and possibly other products allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. Affected products include: Openstack Cinder Folsom, Openstack Compute \(Nova\) Essex, Openstack Compute \(Nova\) Folsom, Openstack Folsom, Openstack Grizzly.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.