CVE-2013-7386

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    CVE-2013-7386

    Published: 2 Jun 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Format string vulnerability in the PROJECT::write_account_file function in client/cs_account.cpp in BOINC, possibly 7.2.33, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the gui_urls item in an account file.

    References: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957795, http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb/?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=99258dcecba8ef36e1ce0fd6e0dacffe53613ac9, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/125125.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/125128.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/28/3

    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