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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-4484 · published 1 November 2013

CVE-2013-4484: Varnish-cache varnish memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Varnish Cache · Varnish

Varnish before 3.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (child-process crash and temporary caching outage) via a GET request with trailing whitespace characters and no URI.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 3.2% · top 12.4% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
3.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Varnish before 3.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (child-process crash and temporary caching outage) via a GET request with trailing whitespace characters and no URI.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-10/0158.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00029.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00033.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/55452
http://secunia.com/advisories/55746
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2814
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/30/5
https://www.varnish-cache.org/trac/ticket/1367 ExploitPatch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-10/0158.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00029.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00033.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/55452
http://secunia.com/advisories/55746
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2814
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/30/5
https://www.varnish-cache.org/trac/ticket/1367 ExploitPatch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-4484), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-02). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.