CVE-2013-6765
OpenVAS Manager 3.0 before 3.0.7 and 4.0 before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to bypass the OMP authentication restrictions and execute OMP commands via a crafted OMP request for version information, which causes the state to be set to CLIENT_AUTHENTIC, as demonstrated by the omp_xml_handle_end_element function in omp.c.
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EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0454 (4.5%)
Percentile: 89.2%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
openvas:openvas_managerTechnical description
OpenVAS Manager 3.0 before 3.0.7 and 4.0 before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to bypass the OMP authentication restrictions and execute OMP commands via a crafted OMP request for version information, which causes the state to be set to CLIENT_AUTHENTIC, as demonstrated by the omp_xml_handle_end_element function in omp.c.
Published: 5/19/2014, 2:55:09 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://lists.wald.intevation.org/pipermail/openvas-announce/2013-November/000157.html
- http://www.openvas.org/OVSA20131108.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/10/2
- http://lists.wald.intevation.org/pipermail/openvas-announce/2013-November/000157.html
- http://www.openvas.org/OVSA20131108.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/10/2