CVE-2013-3834
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Secure Global Desktop component in Oracle Virtualization 5 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to ttaauxserv.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceOracle Secure Global Desktop 5 contains an unspecified vulnerability in the ttaauxserv component that allows remote attackers to impact availability, likely through a denial-of-service mechanism. The CVSS base score of 5 indicates a medium-severity availability impact with remote attack vector.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 5.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Oracle Secure Global Desktop installationCheck for the presence of Oracle Secure Global Desktop by looking for its installation directory (commonly under /opt/SUNWsgdg or on Windows in Program Files) and verify the product name in installed software listings.Affected if Oracle Secure Global Desktop 5.0 is installed on the system
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Determine installed versionLocate and read the version file or use the product's version command (typically 'sgdadmin --version' or check the About dialog in the management interface). Compare the version number to the affected range.Affected if The installed version is exactly 5.0
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Identify if ttaauxserv component is presentCheck for the ttaauxserv executable or service on the system. This may appear as a running process or service named 'ttaauxserv' or 'Oracle ttaauxserv' in process listings or service management tools.Affected if The ttaauxserv component is found running as a process or registered as a service
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Check ttaauxserv network exposureExamine listening network ports (using netstat, ss, or similar tools) to identify if the ttaauxserv component is bound to network interfaces, particularly on the ports it typically uses.Affected if The ttaauxserv component is listening on network ports accessible to remote attackers
A system is affected if Oracle Secure Global Desktop version 5.0 is installed with the ttaauxserv component enabled and exposed on the network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2013 or later, which includes the fix for CVE-2013-3834 in Oracle Secure Global Desktop. If no patch path exists for the installed version, consider upgrading to a supported Oracle Secure Global Desktop version.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-3834 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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