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TI-2011-04553 Aliases CVE-2011-5280GHSA-x4mx-r8f8-rwrf

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in BOINC 6.13.x allow remote attackers to cause a…

Priority LOW 28CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in BOINC 6.13.x allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long trickle-up to (1) client/cs_trickle.cpp or (2) db/db_base.cpp.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02732 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:universityofcalifornia:boinc_client:6.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.13.0VulnerableBOINC
cpe:2.3:a:universityofcalifornia:boinc_client:6.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.13.1VulnerableBOINC
  • cpe:2.3:a:universityofcalifornia:boinc_client:6.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13.0 Vulnerable ·BOINC
  • cpe:2.3:a:universityofcalifornia:boinc_client:6.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13.1 Vulnerable ·BOINC

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-5280
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x4mx-r8f8-rwrf

References

Other 3

  • TI-2013-01790 SQL injection in BOINC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-02047 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the XML parser in BOINC 7.x allow attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2013-01791 Stack-based buffer overflow in BOINC 6.10.58 and 6.12.34 allows remote attackers to have… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2013-06050 Format string vulnerability in the PROJECT::write_account_file function in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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