Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2013-2850
Heap-based buffer overflow in the iscsi_add_notunderstood_response function in drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_parameters.c in the iSCSI target subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OOPS) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long key that is not properly handled during construction of an error-response packet.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.9 (High). Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.073 (94.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.073 · newest: 0.073 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00018.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00011.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/01/2 (mailing-list)
- git.kernel.org/
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00017.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1844-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1846-1 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cea4dcfdad926a27a18e188720efe0f2c9403456
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1845-1 (vendor-advisory)