# CVE-2013-6795: The Updater in Rackspace Openstack Windows Guest Agent for XenServer before 1.2.6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-12-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Updater in Rackspace Openstack Windows Guest Agent for XenServer before 1.2.6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized .NET object to TCP port 1984, which triggers the download and extraction of a ZIP file that overwrites the Agent service binary.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://blog.cloudpassage.com/2013/11/18/cve-2013-6795-vulnerability-rackspace-windows-agent-updater/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124153/Rackspace-Windows-Agent-Updater-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0122.html
- http://osvdb.org/100191
- https://github.com/rackerlabs/openstack-guest-agents-windows-xenserver/commit/ef16f88f20254b8083e361f11707da25f8482401
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55775
- https://github.com/rackerlabs/openstack-guest-agents-windows-xenserver/releases/tag/1.2.6.0

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