CVE-2013-4391

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Integer overflow in the valid_user_field function in journal/journald-native.c in systemd allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large journal data field, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-190

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 28, 2013
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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