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CVE-2013-5914

Published: Oct 26, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.0%
Top 14.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Buffer overflow in the ssl_read_record function in ssl_tls.c in PolarSSL before 1.1.8, when using TLS 1.1, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
polarsslpolarssl
Library
Security Products / pki-crypto
polarssloss-projectSecurity Productsaka polarssl

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://polarssl.org/tech-updates/security-advisories/polarssl-security-advisory-2013-04
polarssl.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2782
debian.org

Timeline

Published
Oct 26, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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