CVE-2013-5958
Symfony Denial of Service Via Long Password Hashing
The Security component in Symfony 2.0.x before 2.0.25, 2.1.x before 2.1.13, 2.2.x before 2.2.9, and 2.3.x before 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password that triggers an expensive hash computation, as demonstrated by a PBKDF2 computation, a similar issue to CVE-2013-5750.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
The Security component in Symfony 2.0.x before 2.0.25, 2.1.x before 2.1.13, 2.2.x before 2.2.9, and 2.3.x before 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password that triggers an expensive hash computation, as demonstrated by a PBKDF2 computation, a similar issue to CVE-2013-5750.
- Record
CVE-2013-5958- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Security component in Symfony 2.0.x before 2.0.25, 2.1.x before 2.1.13, 2.2.x before 2.2.9, and 2.3.x before 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password that triggers an expensive hash computation, as demonstrated by a PBKDF2 computation, a similar issue to CVE-2013-5750.
- Record
CVE-2013-5958- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3620 No score
The Security component in Symfony 2.0.x before 2.0.25, 2.1.x before 2.1.13, 2.2.x before 2.2.9, and 2.3.x before 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password that triggers an expensive hash computation, as demonstrated by a PBKDF2 computation, a similar issue to CVE-2013-5750.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3620- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cr49-fx2v-9p57 No score
Symfony Denial of Service Via Long Password Hashing
The Security component in Symfony 2.0.x before 2.0.25, 2.1.x before 2.1.13, 2.2.x before 2.2.9, and 2.3.x before 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password that triggers an expensive hash computation, as demonstrated by a PBKDF2 computation, a similar issue to CVE-2013-5750.
- Record
GHSA-cr49-fx2v-9p57- Weakness
- CWE-789
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-cr49-fx2v-9p57 No score
Symfony Denial of Service Via Long Password Hashing
The Security component in Symfony 2.0.x before 2.0.25, 2.1.x before 2.1.13, 2.2.x before 2.2.9, and 2.3.x before 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password that triggers an expensive hash computation, as demonstrated by a PBKDF2 computation, a similar issue to CVE-2013-5750.
- Record
GHSA-cr49-fx2v-9p57- Weakness
- CWE-789
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
symfony/symfonyPackagist |
2.0.0 up to 2.0.25 | 2.0.25 |
symfony/symfonyPackagist |
2.1.0 up to 2.1.13 | 2.1.13 |
symfony/symfonyPackagist |
2.2.0 up to 2.2.9 | 2.2.9 |
symfony/symfonyPackagist |
2.3.0 up to 2.3.6 | 2.3.6 |
symfony/polyfillPackagist |
1.0.0 up to 1.10.0 | 1.10.0 |
symfony/securityPackagist |
2.0.0 up to 2.0.25 | 2.0.25 |
symfony/securityPackagist |
2.1.0 up to 2.1.13 | 2.1.13 |
symfony/securityPackagist |
2.2.0 up to 2.2.9 | 2.2.9 |
symfony/securityPackagist |
2.3.0 up to 2.3.6 | 2.3.6 |
symfony/symfonyPackagist |
2.0.0 up to 2.0.25, plus listed versions 2.0.42.0.52.0.62.0.7v2.0.10 Show 15 moreShow lessv2.0.11v2.0.12v2.0.13v2.0.14v2.0.15v2.0.16v2.0.17v2.0.18v2.0.19v2.0.20v2.0.21v2.0.22v2.0.23v2.0.24v2.0.9 |
2.0.25 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
symfony/symfonyPackagist |
2.1.0 up to 2.1.13, plus listed versions v2.1.0v2.1.1v2.1.10v2.1.11v2.1.12 Show 8 moreShow lessv2.1.2v2.1.3v2.1.4v2.1.5v2.1.6v2.1.7v2.1.8v2.1.9 |
2.1.13 |
symfony/symfonyPackagist |
2.2.0 up to 2.2.9, plus listed versions v2.2.0v2.2.1v2.2.2v2.2.3v2.2.4 Show 4 moreShow lessv2.2.5v2.2.6v2.2.7v2.2.8 |
2.2.9 |
symfony/symfonyPackagist |
2.3.0 up to 2.3.6, plus listed versions v2.3.0v2.3.1v2.3.2v2.3.3v2.3.4v2.3.5 |
2.3.6 |
symfony/polyfillPackagist |
1.0.0 up to 1.10.0, plus listed versions v1.0.0v1.0.1v1.1.0v1.1.1v1.2.0 Show 8 moreShow lessv1.3.0v1.3.1v1.4.0v1.5.0v1.6.0v1.7.0v1.8.0v1.9.0 |
1.10.0 |
symfony/securityPackagist |
2.0.0 up to 2.0.25, plus listed versions 2.0.42.0.52.0.62.0.7v2.0.10 Show 14 moreShow lessv2.0.12v2.0.13v2.0.14v2.0.15v2.0.16v2.0.17v2.0.18v2.0.19v2.0.20v2.0.21v2.0.22v2.0.23v2.0.24v2.0.9 |
2.0.25 |
symfony/securityPackagist |
2.1.0 up to 2.1.13, plus listed versions v2.1.0v2.1.1v2.1.10v2.1.11v2.1.12 Show 8 moreShow lessv2.1.2v2.1.3v2.1.4v2.1.5v2.1.6v2.1.7v2.1.8v2.1.9 |
2.1.13 |
symfony/securityPackagist |
2.2.0 up to 2.2.9, plus listed versions v2.2.0v2.2.1v2.2.2v2.2.3v2.2.4 Show 4 moreShow lessv2.2.5v2.2.6v2.2.7v2.2.8 |
2.2.9 |
symfony/securityPackagist |
2.3.0 up to 2.3.6, plus listed versions v2.3.0v2.3.1v2.3.2v2.3.3v2.3.4v2.3.5 |
2.3.6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2013-5958 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Sensiolabs Symfony, published December 27, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.87%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in symfony/symfony 2.0.25.
References
symfony.com/blog/security-releases-cve-2013-5958-symfony-2-0-25-2-1-13-2-2-9-and-2-3-6-released
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5958
github.com/symfony/symfony/issues/11522
github.com/symfony/polyfill/pull/155
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/polyfill/CVE-2013-5958.yaml
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/security/CVE-2013-5958.yaml
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/symfony/CVE-2013-5958.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cr49-fx2v-9p57
github.com/symfony/symfony