What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-2968?

CVE-2013-2968 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Sterling Control Center CVE-2013-2968

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2013-06-19 psirt@us.ibm.com

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service IBM Sterling Control Center

6.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.3 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 19, 2013 - 14:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.3

DescriptionCVE.org

An unspecified buffer-read method in IBM Sterling Control Center (SCC) 5.2 before 5.2.0.9, 5.3 before 5.3.0.4, and 5.4 through 5.4.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a large file that lacks end-of-line characters.

AnalysisAI

An unspecified buffer-read method in IBM Sterling Control Center (SCC) 5.2 before 5.2.0.9, 5.3 before 5.3.0.4, and 5.4 through 5.4.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch 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. An unspecified buffer-read method in IBM Sterling Control Center (SCC) 5.2 before 5.2.0.9, 5.3 before 5.3.0.4, and 5.4 through 5.4.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a large file that lacks end-of-line characters. Affected products include: Ibm Sterling Control Center. Version information: before 5.2.0.9.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.