CVE-2013-7386
Format string vulnerability in the PROJECT::write_account_file function in client/cs_account.cpp...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2013-7386- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-7386- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-7152 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-7152- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gf7f-q52v-9537 No score
Format string vulnerability in the PROJECT::write_account_file function in client/cs_account.cpp...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gf7f-q52v-9537- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-7386- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-7386 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7386- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
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-2013-7386 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Universityofcalifornia Boinc Client, published June 2, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.37%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in boinc 7.1.10+dfsg-1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/28/3
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=957795
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/125125.html
boinc.berkeley.edu/gitweb?p=boinc-v2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=99258dcecba8ef36e1ce0fd6e0dacffe53613ac9
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7386
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gf7f-q52v-9537
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-7386