What is CVE-2013-2597?

CVE-2013-2597 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codeaurora Android-Msm, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2014-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2013-2597?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2013-2597 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2013-2597 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-09-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Buffer overflow in Codeaurora Android-Msm

CVE-2013-2597

Stack-based buffer overflow in the acdb_ioctl function in audio_acdb.c in the acdb audio driver for the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to gain privileges via an application that leverages /dev/msm_acdb access and provides a large size value in an ioctl argument.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (72.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Codeaurora Android-msm — versions 2.6.29, 3.2.54, 3.2.55
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-09-15. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-10-06.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-2597?: CVE-2013-2597 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codeaurora Android-Msm, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2014-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2013-2597?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2013-2597 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2013-2597 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-09-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.