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CVE-2013-4256

Published: Oct 9, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
4.6MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 50.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Multiple stack-based and heap-based buffer overflows in Network Audio System (NAS) 1.9.3 allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) display command argument to the ProcessCommandLine function in server/os/utils.c; (2) ResetHosts function in server/os/access.c; (3) open_unix_socket, (4) open_isc_local, (5) open_xsight_local, (6) open_att_local, or (7) open_att_svr4_local function in server/os/connection.c; the (8) AUDIOHOST environment variable to the CreateWellKnownSockets or (9) AmoebaTCPConnectorThread function in server/os/connection.c; or (10) unspecified vectors related to logging in the osLogMsg function in server/os/aulog.c.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
radscan
commercial
network audio systemOn-prem
ICS / OT / IoT / smart-home
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://radscan.com/pipermail/nas/2013-August/001270.html
radscan.com
http://sourceforge.net/p/nas/code/288
sourceforge.net
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2771
debian.org
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