CVE-2013-1773

Linux Kernel < 3.3 - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

Buffer overflow in the VFAT filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a VFAT write operation on a filesystem with the utf8 mount option, which is not properly handled during UTF-8 to UTF-16 conversion.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by G13 · textdosandroid
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23248

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1026.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916115
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/26/8
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23248/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.3.bz2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58200
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/88310

Scores

EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 48.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (44)
linux/linux_kernel 3.0 rc1 (7 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.1
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.2
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.3
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.4
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.5
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.6
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.7
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.8
linux/linux_kernel 3.0.9
... and 34 more
Published Feb 28, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026