CVE-2013-1861

CVE-2013-1861 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 19% places it in the 97th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.

Key facts

• Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 19% (97th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-119
• Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Linux
• Published: 2013-03-28
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

MariaDB 5.5.x before 5.5.30, 5.3.x before 5.3.13, 5.2.x before 5.2.15, and 5.1.x before 5.1.68, and Oracle MySQL 5.1.69 and earlier, 5.5.31 and earlier, and 5.6.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted geometry feature that specifies a large number of points, which is not properly handled when processing the binary representation of this feature, related to a numeric calculation error.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-1861?

MariaDB 5.5.x before 5.5.30, 5.3.x before 5.3.13, 5.2.x before 5.2.15, and 5.1.x before 5.1.68, and Oracle MySQL 5.1.69 and earlier, 5.5.31 and earlier, and 5.6.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted geometry feature that specifies a large number of points, which is not properly handled when processing the binary representation of this feature, related to a numeric calculation error.

How severe is CVE-2013-1861?

CVE-2013-1861 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2013-1861 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 19% (97th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2013-1861?

CVE-2013-1861 primarily affects Redhat Enterprise Linux. In total, 16 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1861?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2013-1861 published?

CVE-2013-1861 was published on 2013-03-28 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://lists.askmonty.org/pipermail/commits/2013-March/004371.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00022.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-10/msg00001.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00024.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00008.html
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/671
• http://secunia.com/advisories/52639
• http://secunia.com/advisories/54300
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201409-04.xml
• http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2818
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujuly2013-1899826.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/91415
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58511
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1909-1
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919247
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82895
• https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-4252

Affected products (16)

• cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:-:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:vmware:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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