Is CVE-2013-2028 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-2028 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2028?

CVE-2013-2028 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2013-2028?

Patch guidance is available from f5 security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2013-2028.

Which products are affected by CVE-2013-2028?

2 products: f5 nginx, fedoraproject fedora.

CVE-2013-2028 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

The ngx_http_parse_chunked function in http/ngx_http_parse.c in nginx 1.3.9 through 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a chunked Transfer-Encoding request with a large chunk size, which triggers an integer signedness error and a stack-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: F5
Published: 7/20/2013
Last Modified: 4/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2013-2028

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