Format string vulnerability in the rrdtool module 1.4.7 for Python, as used in Zenoss…
Priority LOW 36CWE-134Published · 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-134 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in the rrdtool module 1.4.7 for Python, as used in Zenoss, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers to the rrdtool.graph function.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.1059 95th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rrdtool_project:rrdtool:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:python:*:* | 1.4.7 | Vulnerable | Rrdtool Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:rrdtool_project:rrdtool:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions 1.4.7 Vulnerable ·Rrdtool Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2131
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fw9w-xf98-wvqv
References
Other 6
- [oss-security] 20130418 plone, rrdtool, zenoss bugs
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969296
- https://github.com/oetiker/rrdtool-1.x/pull/397
- [oss-security] 20130419 Re: plone, rrdtool, zenoss bugs
- https://github.com/oetiker/rrdtool-1.x/issues/396
- [oss-security] 20130531 Re: plone, rrdtool, zenoss bugs
Sources
- CVE-2013-2131 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-2131 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fw9w-xf98-wvqv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-2131 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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