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CVE-2013-1980 json

Buffer overflow in the get_dsmp function in loaders/masi_load.c in libxmp before 4.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code vi…

published 2014-02-11 12 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-1968

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.7%
EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in the get_dsmp function in loaders/masi_load.c in libxmp before 4.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MASI file.

Patch / fix

  • xmp Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.4.0-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1980

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-1980 updated cvss 6.8

xmp: Heap-based buffer overflow by processing certain MASI files

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

3.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • sourceforge.net http://sourceforge.net/p/xmp/libxmp/ci/a015fdfb478a60172fd225632a11bbd02870fc40 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • build.opensuse.org https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/174356 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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