CVE-2013-3237

CVSS V2 Medium 4.9 CVSS V3 None
Description
The vsock_stream_sendmsg function in net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain length variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2013-3237
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2013-04-22T11:41:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2013-04-22T11:41:01
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.9
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=d5e0d0f607a7a029c6563a0470d88255c89a8d11 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/14/3
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d5e0d0f607a7a029c6563a0470d88255c89a8d11 Vendor Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/14/107 Vendor Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3237
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-3237
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 10:45:47 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-01 18:23:08 2013-04-22T11:41Z 2013-04-22T11:41:01 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-01 18:23:08 2013-04-22T11:41:01 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-01 18:23:08 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated