What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-4565?

CVE-2013-4565 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.9%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2013-4565?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2013-4565. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.9%.

Ppthtml CVE-2013-4565

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2014-04-25 secalert@redhat.com

Denial Of Service RCE Buffer Overflow Ppthtml

6.8

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.8 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

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Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 25, 2014 - 17:12 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

Heap-based buffer overflow in the __OLEdecode function in ppthtml 0.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ppt. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and 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. Heap-based buffer overflow in the __OLEdecode function in ppthtml 0.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ppt file. Affected products include: Debian Ppthtml.

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.