Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2013-2852. PoCs published by Kees Cook.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a format string vulnerability in the Linux kernel's b43 module to achieve local privilege escalation or denial of service. The attacker loads the module with a malformed fwpostfix parameter to trigger the vulnerability.
Description
Format string vulnerability in the b43_request_firmware function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c in the Broadcom B43 wireless driver in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and including format string specifiers in an fwpostfix modprobe parameter, leading to improper construction of an error message.
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a format string vulnerability in the Linux kernel's b43 module to achieve local privilege escalation or denial of service. The attacker loads the module with a malformed fwpostfix parameter to trigger the vulnerability.