# CVE-2013-4256: Multiple stack-based and heap-based buffer overflows in Network Audio System (NAS) 1.9.3 allow local users to cause a denial of service (cra

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-10-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple stack-based and heap-based buffer overflows in Network Audio System (NAS) 1.9.3 allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) display command argument to the ProcessCommandLine function in server/os/utils.c; (2) ResetHosts function in server/os/access.c; (3) open_unix_socket, (4) open_isc_local, (5) open_xsight_local, (6) open_att_local, or (7) open_att_svr4_local function in server/os/connection.c; the (8) AUDIOHOST environment variable to the CreateWellKnownSockets or (9) AmoebaTCPConnectorThread function in server/os/connection.c; or (10) unspecified vectors related to logging in the osLogMsg function in server/os/aulog.c.

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/19/3
- http://radscan.com/pipermail/nas/2013-August/001270.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/16/2
- http://sourceforge.net/p/nas/code/288
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2771
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61848
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1986-1

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