HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2013-4854
HIGH

CVE-2013-4854

NVD-CWE-noinfoPublished: July 29, 2013· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

The RFC 5011 implementation in rdata.c in ISC BIND 9.7.x and 9.8.x before 9.8.5-P2, 9.8.6b1, 9.9.x before 9.9.3-P2, and 9.9.4b1, and DNSco BIND 9.9.3-S1 before 9.9.3-S1-P1 and 9.9.4-S1b1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query with a malformed RDATA section that is not properly handled during construction of a log message, as exploited in the wild in July 2013.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2013-4854 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.
User Interaction
Scope
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityC
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected Vendors & Products

Fedora1 product(s)
fedora
freebsd1 product(s)
freebsd
HP1 product(s)
hp-ux
isc2 product(s)
binddnsco bind
mandriva2 product(s)
business serverenterprise server
novell1 product(s)
suse linux
openSUSE1 product(s)
opensuse
Red Hat1 product(s)
enterprise linux
slackware1 product(s)
slackware linux
SUSE1 product(s)
suse linux enterprise software development kit
Source: NVD CPE · 44 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113108.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113251.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00004.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00018.html
ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1114.html
ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1115.html
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/54134
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/54185
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/54207
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/54211
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/54323
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/54432
ADVISORYhttp://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13:07.bind.asc
ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:202
ADVISORYhttps://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03922396
ADVISORYhttps://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01015
ADVISORYhttps://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01016
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113108.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113251.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00004.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00018.html
ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1114.html
ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1115.html
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/54134
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/54185
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/54207
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/54211
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/54323
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/54432
ADVISORYhttp://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13:07.bind.asc
ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:202
ADVISORYhttps://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03922396
ADVISORYhttps://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01015
ADVISORYhttps://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01016

All References (58)

→
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-08/0030.html
→
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html
→
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1244
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113108.htmlVendor Advisory
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113251.htmlVendor Advisory
→
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
→
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00018.htmlVendor Advisory
→
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1114.htmlVendor Advisory
→
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1115.htmlVendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/54134Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/54185Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/54207Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/54211Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/54323Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/54432Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2013-4854
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessNVD-CWE-noinfo
CISA KEVNo
Affected10 vendor(s)
PublishedJul 29, 2013

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2013-4854 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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