CVE-2013-4312
CVSS V2 Medium 4.9
CVSS V3 Medium 6.2
Description
The Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to bypass file-descriptor limits and cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending each descriptor over a UNIX socket before closing it, related to net/unix/af_unix.c and net/unix/garbage.c.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2013-4312
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-02-08T03:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-13T04:46:29
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.4 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 4.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 6.2
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.5
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4312 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4312 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:55:05 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 08:16:15 | 2016-02-08T03:59Z | 2016-02-08T03:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 08:16:15 | 2019-12-27T16:08:55 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 08:16:15 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 21:05:11 | 2023-02-02T20:15:38 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 21:05:12 | The Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to bypass file-descriptor limits and cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending each descriptor over a UNIX socket before closing it, related to net/unix/af_unix.c and net/unix/garbage.c. | It was found that the Linux kernel did not properly account file descriptors passed over the unix socket against the process limit. A local user could use this flaw to exhaust all available memory on the system. | Description | updated |
| 2023-02-02 21:05:18 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-02-13 05:06:50 | 2023-02-13T04:46:29 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-13 05:06:50 | It was found that the Linux kernel did not properly account file descriptors passed over the unix socket against the process limit. A local user could use this flaw to exhaust all available memory on the system. | The Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to bypass file-descriptor limits and cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending each descriptor over a UNIX socket before closing it, related to net/unix/af_unix.c and net/unix/garbage.c. | Description | updated |