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title: "CVE-2013-2220\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-2220

Publication date 31 July 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

Buffer overflow in the radius\_get\_vendor\_attr function in the Radius
extension before 1.2.7 for PHP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large Vendor
Specific Attributes (VSA) length value.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| php-radius | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 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 1.2.5-2+squeeze1ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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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-2013-2220?format=md#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 |
| --- | --- |
| php-radius | * Upstream:   [13c149b](https://github.com/LawnGnome/php-radius/commit/13c149b051f82b709e8d7cc32111e84b49d57234) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-2220)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2220)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-2220)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2220)

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/28/2>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2220>