CVE-2013-4391
Integer overflow in the valid_user_field function in journal/journald-native.c in systemd allows...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4391- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4391- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4270 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4270- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5jjc-6f35-8hmp No score
Integer overflow in the valid_user_field function in journal/journald-native.c in systemd allows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5jjc-6f35-8hmp- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4391- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4391 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4391- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4391 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Systemd Project Systemd, published October 11, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.44%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in systemd 204-5.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859051
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357
debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9
cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit?id=505b6a61c22d5565e9308045c7b9bf79f7d0517e
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4391
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5jjc-6f35-8hmp
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4391