CVE-2013-1929

Linux Kernel < 3.8.5 - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the tg3_read_vpd function in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted firmware that specifies a long string in the Vital Product Data (VPD) data structure.

References (16)

Core 16
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1834-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=949932
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1835-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101836.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/06/3

Scores

EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 30.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (6)
linux/linux_kernel 3.8.0
linux/linux_kernel 3.8.1
linux/linux_kernel 3.8.2
linux/linux_kernel 3.8.3
linux/linux_kernel 3.8.4
linux/linux_kernel < 3.8.5
Published Jun 07, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026