CVE-2013-5745
EPSS 18.7%
Description
The vino_server_client_data_pending function in vino-server.c in GNOME Vino 2.26.1, 2.32.1, 3.7.3, and earlier, and 3.8 when encryption is disabled, does not properly clear client data when an error causes the connection to close during authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, CPU and disk consumption) via multiple crafted requests during authentication.
How to fix CVE-2013-5745
To remediate CVE-2013-5745, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/vino—upgrade to 3.10.1-1 or later
Is CVE-2013-5745 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 18.7%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.10.1-1