What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-1864?

CVE-2013-1864 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2013-1864?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2013-1864. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.7%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-1864?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2013-1864. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Portable Tool Library CVE-2013-1864

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2014-05-23 secalert@redhat.com

Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow Portable Tool Library Ekiga Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop

4.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 23, 2014 - 14:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

The Portable Tool Library (aka PTLib) before 2.10.10, as used in Ekiga before 4.0.1, does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted PXML document containing a large number of nested entity references, aka a "billion laughs attack."

AnalysisAI

The Portable Tool Library (aka PTLib) before 2.10.10, as used in Ekiga before 4.0.1, does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. 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 Portable Tool Library (aka PTLib) before 2.10.10, as used in Ekiga before 4.0.1, does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted PXML document containing a large number of nested entity references, aka a "billion laughs attack." Affected products include: Opalvoip Portable Tool Library, Ekiga, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop. Version information: before 2.10.10.

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.