CVE-2013-1886
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.022 · 83 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Format string vulnerability in the token processing system (pki-tps) in Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) 8.1 and possibly Dogtag Certificate System 9 and 10 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in unspecified vectors, related to viewing certificates.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedpki-tps-0:8.1.3-5.el5pki.i386 as a component of Red Hat Certificate System 8redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0856 - Fixedpki-tps-0:8.1.3-5.el5pki.src as a component of Red Hat Certificate System 8redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0856 - Fixedpki-tps-0:8.1.3-5.el5pki.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Certificate System 8redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0856
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- redhat dogtag certificate system= 10.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:dogtag_certificate_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat dogtag certificate system= 9.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:dogtag_certificate_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHSA-2013:0856Red Hat Security Advisory: pki-tps security update2013-05-22csaf · redhat_csafUS
An updated pki-tps package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Certificate System 8.1. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (15)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://osvdb.org/93613cnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0856.htmlcnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53524cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60085cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=924870cnnvd
- http://osvdb.org/93613enisa_euvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0856.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60085enisa_euvd
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