5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2013-7345
Magic awk Regular Expression Denial of Service
Description

The BEGIN regular expression in the awk script detector in magic/Magdir/commands in file before 5.15 uses multiple wildcards with unlimited repetitions, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted ASCII file that triggers a large amount of backtracking, as demonstrated via a file with many newline characters.

INFO

Published Date :

March 24, 2014, 4:31 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 31, 2022, 2:56 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-7345 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Php php
1 Christos_zoulas file
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-2013-7345.

URL Resource
http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=164 Broken Link Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2873 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=703993 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/file/file/commit/ef2329cf71acb59204dd981e2c6cce6c81fe467c Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-7345 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-7345 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=164 Exploit, Patch http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=164 Broken Link, Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2873 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2873 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=703993 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=703993 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/file/file/commit/ef2329cf71acb59204dd981e2c6cce6c81fe467c Exploit, Patch https://github.com/file/file/commit/ef2329cf71acb59204dd981e2c6cce6c81fe467c Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-264
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.14 OR *cpe:2.3:a:christos_zoulas:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.15
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.4.0 up to (excluding) 5.4.27 *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5.0 up to (excluding) 5.5.11
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 19, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-7345 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-2013-7345 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.44 }} 0.02%

score

0.71856

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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