CVE-2013-2298 describes multiple stack-based buffer overflows within the XML parser of BOINC 7.x, specifically affecting the University of California's BOINC client. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating that an unauthenticated attacker could exploit it remotely with medium attack complexity to achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is severe, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:universityofcalifornia:boinc_client:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:universityofcalifornia:boinc_client:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:universityofcalifornia:boinc_client:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:universityofcalifornia:boinc_client:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:universityofcalifornia:boinc_client:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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