5.0
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2011-5280
BOINC Stack-Based Buffer Overflows Allow Denial of Service
Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in BOINC 6.13.x allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long trickle-up to (1) client/cs_trickle.cpp or (2) db/db_base.cpp.

INFO

Published Date :

June 2, 2014, 3:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 8, 2025, 5:33 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-5280 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Berkeley boinc
1 Rom_walton boinc
1 Universityofcalifornia boinc_client
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-5280.

URL Resource
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5b04b249db166ec38c1ee99a9eadcaa300c0f454
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ae04b50a71f3e96ee1bc59b76fca97cf0fe976f7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/28/3
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5b04b249db166ec38c1ee99a9eadcaa300c0f454
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ae04b50a71f3e96ee1bc59b76fca97cf0fe976f7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/28/3
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-5280 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-5280 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-5280 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-5280 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rom_walton:boinc:6.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:universityofcalifornia:boinc_client:6.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rom_walton:boinc:6.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:universityofcalifornia:boinc_client:6.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5b04b249db166ec38c1ee99a9eadcaa300c0f454
    Added Reference http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ae04b50a71f3e96ee1bc59b76fca97cf0fe976f7
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/28/3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ae04b50a71f3e96ee1bc59b76fca97cf0fe976f7 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5b04b249db166ec38c1ee99a9eadcaa300c0f454 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git;a=commitdiff;h=5b04b249db166ec38c1ee99a9eadcaa300c0f454
    Removed Reference MITRE http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git;a=commitdiff;h=ae04b50a71f3e96ee1bc59b76fca97cf0fe976f7
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.58 }} 0.00%

score

0.66435

percentile