CVE-2013-4393

N/A Unknown
Published: October 28, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859104
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859104
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
35th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

systemd_project