CVE-2013-6371: fedoraproject fedora Cryptographic Issues
CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2013-6371DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6371
Published 21-04-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2013-6371 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 3.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
3.11%
0%100%
Low · +0.08 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 4Timeline
- 21-04-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The hash functionality in json-c before 0.12 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted JSON data, involving collisions.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.11%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.08 pp
From 3.03% on 22-09-2026
22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score3.11%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- json-c< 0.11-4
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL20
Json-c1 product
- json-c< 0.12-20140410
Ubuntu1 product
- json-c< 0.11-3ubuntu1.2
4 vendors · 4 products
References
12 links- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:079Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVABroken Link
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131845.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- github.com/json-c/json-c/commit/64e36901a0614bf64a19bc3396469c66dcd0b015X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory