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TI-2013-06050 Aliases CVE-2013-7386GHSA-gf7f-q52v-9537

Format string vulnerability in the PROJECT::write_account_file function in…

Priority LOW 30CWE-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 PROJECT::write_account_file function in client/cs_account.cpp in BOINC, possibly 7.2.33, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the gui_urls item in an account file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04369 91st 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:universityofcalifornia:boinc_client:7.2.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.33VulnerableBOINC
  • cpe:2.3:a:universityofcalifornia:boinc_client:7.2.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.33 Vulnerable ·BOINC

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-7386
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gf7f-q52v-9537

References

Advisory 2

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-2011-04553 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in BOINC 6.13.x allow remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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