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title: CVE-2013-0288
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-0288
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# CVE-2013-0288

Publication date 5 March 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

nss-pam-ldapd before 0.7.18 and 0.8.x before 0.8.11 allows
context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application
crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by performing a name lookup on
an application with a large number of open file descriptors, which triggers
a stack-based buffer overflow related to incorrect use of the FD\_SET macro.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| nss-pam-ldapd | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 0.8.4ubuntu0.3 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-0288#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| nss-pam-ldapd | * Upstream:   [?id=786](http://arthurdejong.org/git/nss-pam-ldapd/commit/?id=7867b93f9a7c76b96f1571cddc1de0811134bb81) * Upstream:   [?id=f26](http://arthurdejong.org/git/nss-pam-ldapd/commit/?id=f266f05f20afe73e89c3946a7bd60bd7c5948e1b) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-0288)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0288)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-0288)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0288)

### Other references

* <http://arthurdejong.org/nss-pam-ldapd/CVE-2013-0288>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0288>