CVE-2013-4484: Buffer Overflow
First published: Fri Nov 01 2013(Updated: )
Varnish before 3.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (child-process crash and temporary caching outage) via a GET request with trailing whitespace characters and no URI.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Varnish Enterprise | =2.0.0 | |
| Varnish Cache | <=3.0.4 | |
| Varnish Cache | =2.0.1 | |
| Varnish Cache | =2.0.2 | |
| Varnish Cache | =2.0.3 | |
| Varnish Cache | =2.0.4 | |
| Varnish Cache | =2.0.5 | |
| Varnish Cache | =2.0.6 | |
| Varnish Cache | =2.1.0 | |
| Varnish Cache | =2.1.1 | |
| Varnish Cache | =2.1.2 | |
| Varnish Cache | =2.1.3 | |
| Varnish Cache | =2.1.4 | |
| Varnish Cache | =2.1.5 | |
| Varnish Cache | =3.0.0 | |
| Varnish Cache | =3.0.0-beta1 | |
| Varnish Cache | =3.0.0-beta2 | |
| Varnish Cache | =3.0.1 | |
| Varnish Cache | =3.0.2 | |
| Varnish Cache | =3.0.3 |
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Reference Links
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-10/0158.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00033.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55452
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55746
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2814
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/30/5
- https://www.varnish-cache.org/trac/ticket/1367
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2013-4484?
CVE-2013-4484 has a high severity level due to its potential to cause denial of service attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4484?
To fix CVE-2013-4484, upgrade Varnish to version 3.0.5 or later.
What impact does CVE-2013-4484 have on affected systems?
CVE-2013-4484 can cause child-process crashes and temporary outages in caching when specific GET requests are made.
Which versions of Varnish are affected by CVE-2013-4484?
CVE-2013-4484 affects Varnish versions prior to 3.0.5.
Can CVE-2013-4484 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2013-4484 can be exploited remotely by sending GET requests with trailing whitespace characters.
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/remedy
- agent/description
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- agent/source
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- vendor/varnish-cache
- canonical/varnish enterprise
- version/varnish enterprise/2.0.0
- vendor/varnish cache project
- canonical/varnish cache
- version/varnish cache/3.0.4
- version/varnish cache/2.0.1
- version/varnish cache/2.0.2
- version/varnish cache/2.0.3
- version/varnish cache/2.0.4
- version/varnish cache/2.0.5
- version/varnish cache/2.0.6
- version/varnish cache/2.1.0
- version/varnish cache/2.1.1
- version/varnish cache/2.1.2
- version/varnish cache/2.1.3
- version/varnish cache/2.1.4
- version/varnish cache/2.1.5
- version/varnish cache/3.0.0
- version/varnish cache/3.0.0-beta1
- version/varnish cache/3.0.0-beta2
- version/varnish cache/3.0.1
- version/varnish cache/3.0.2
- version/varnish cache/3.0.3