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MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2013-2053
Openswan Denial of Service and Execution of Arbitrary Code Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in the atodn function in Openswan before 2.6.39, when Opportunistic Encryption is enabled and an RSA key is being used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pluto IKE daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted DNS TXT records. NOTE: this might be the same vulnerability as CVE-2013-2052 and CVE-2013-2054.

INFO

Published Date :

July 9, 2013, 5:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-2053 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 Xelerance openswan
1 Openswan openswan
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
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]
Solution
The Openswan software is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, which could lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution; updating to a patched version addresses this vulnerability.
  • Update the OpenSwan packages to a version greater than 2.6.38.
  • Reboot the system if required by the update process.
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-2013-2053.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00008.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0827.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2893
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59838
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=960229
https://lists.libreswan.org/pipermail/swan-announce/2013/000003.html
https://www.openswan.org/news/13 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00008.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0827.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2893
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59838
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=960229
https://lists.libreswan.org/pipermail/swan-announce/2013/000003.html
https://www.openswan.org/news/13 Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-2053 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-2013-2053 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-2013-2053 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-2053 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00008.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0827.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2893
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59838
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=960229
    Added Reference https://lists.libreswan.org/pipermail/swan-announce/2013/000003.html
    Added Reference https://www.openswan.org/news/13
  • 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
    Changed Description Buffer overflow in the atodn function in Openswan before 2.6.39, when Opportunistic Encryption is enabled and an RSA key is being used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pluto IKE daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted DNS TXT records. NOTE: this might be the same vulnerability as CVE-2013-2052 and CVE-2013-2054. Buffer overflow in the atodn function in Openswan before 2.6.39, when Opportunistic Encryption is enabled and an RSA key is being used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pluto IKE daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted DNS TXT records. NOTE: this might be the same vulnerability as CVE-2013-2052 and CVE-2013-2054.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2013-2053 Openswan: remote buffer overflow in atodn() Buffer overflow in the atodn function in Openswan before 2.6.39, when Opportunistic Encryption is enabled and an RSA key is being used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pluto IKE daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted DNS TXT records. NOTE: this might be the same vulnerability as CVE-2013-2052 and CVE-2013-2054.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0827 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2053 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Buffer overflow in the atodn function in Openswan before 2.6.39, when Opportunistic Encryption is enabled and an RSA key is being used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pluto IKE daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted DNS TXT records. NOTE: this might be the same vulnerability as CVE-2013-2052 and CVE-2013-2054. CVE-2013-2053 Openswan: remote buffer overflow in atodn()
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0827 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2053 [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.38 OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.38
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:2.6.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2013

    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: 6.8
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.

1.65 }} -0.40%

score

0.80291

percentile