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CVE-2013-0160 json

The Linux kernel through 3.7.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information about keystroke timing by using the inotify API on the /d…

published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-0200

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The Linux kernel through 3.7.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information about keystroke timing by using the inotify API on the /dev/ptmx device.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.8.12-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0160

  • kernel-ec2 SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.0.101-108.90.1
  • kernel-pae SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.0.101-108.90.1
  • kernel-xen SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.0.101-108.90.1
  • kernel-syms SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.0.101-108.90.1
  • kernel-ppc64 SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.0.101-108.90.1
  • kernel-trace SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.0.101-108.90.1
  • kernel-bigmem SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.0.101-108.90.1
  • kernel-source SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 3.0.101-108.90.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:14051-1

  • kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.8.13-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10128-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-0160 updated cvss 2.1

kernel: /dev/ptmx to measure inter-keystroke timing

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    affected: no fix available

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-24459)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-24459 Linux Kernel 2.6.32-5 (Debian 6.0.5) - '/dev/ptmx' Key Stroke Timing Local Disclosure local, 2013-02-05

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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References

Sources

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