CVE-2013-4393

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    CVE-2013-4393

    Published: 28 Oct 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: journald in systemd, when the origin of native messages is set to file, allows local users to cause a denial of service (logging service blocking) via a crafted file descriptor.

    References: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859104, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859104, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859104

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High