What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-5680?

CVE-2013-5680 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: 32.8%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2013-5680?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2013-5680. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 32.8%.

Hylafax CVE-2013-5680

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2014-04-06 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service RCE Buffer Overflow Hylafax

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 06, 2014 - 16:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

Heap-based buffer overflow in hfaxd in HylaFAX+ 5.2.4 through 5.5.3, when using LDAP authentication, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (child hang) or execute arbitrary code. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 32.8%.

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 hfaxd in HylaFAX+ 5.2.4 through 5.5.3, when using LDAP authentication, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (child hang) or execute arbitrary code via a long USER command. Affected products include: Lee Howard Hylafax\+. Version information: through 5.5.3.

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.