Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2013-4579
The ath9k_htc_set_bssid_mask function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12 uses a BSSID masking approach to determine the set of MAC addresses on which a Wi-Fi device is listening, which allows remote attackers to discover the original MAC address after spoofing by sending a series of packets to MAC addresses with certain bit manipulations.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.102 (95.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.102 · newest: 0.102 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/15/3 (mailing-list)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2134-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2133-1 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-4579?
- CVE-2013-4579 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2013-11-20.
- Is CVE-2013-4579 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.