CVE-2011-5280 describes multiple stack-based buffer overflows in BOINC client versions 6.13.x, specifically affecting client/cs_trickle.cpp and db/db_base.cpp. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending a long "trickle-up" message, causing the application to crash. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P), it is considered a medium-severity issue, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, but only impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:universityofcalifornia:boinc_client:6.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:universityofcalifornia:boinc_client:6.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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