Is CVE-2013-4393 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-4393 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-4393?

CVE-2013-4393 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2013-4393

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

journald in systemd, when the origin of native messages is set to file, allows local users to cause a denial of service (logging service blocking) via a crafted file descriptor.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS score: 0.4% (33th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-4272)
Published: October 28, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-4272 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

systemd project / systemd

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357(Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859104(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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