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CVE-2013-1773 json

Buffer overflow in the VFAT filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denia…

published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-1798

cvss
6.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.2.15-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1773

  • kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
  • perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
  • python-perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
  • kernel-firmware RHEL 6 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 6 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 RHEL 6 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 RHEL 6 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0744RHSA-2013:0928RHSA-2013:0566RHSA-2013:1026

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-1773 updated cvss 6.2

kernel: VFAT slab-based buffer overflow

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0744
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.2) perf 2.6.32-220.39.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-220.39.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-220.39.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-220.39.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-220.39.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-220.39.1.el6, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1026
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.3) perf 2.6.32-279.31.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-279.31.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-279.31.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-279.31.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-279.31.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-279.31.1.el6, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0928
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0744
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.2) kernel 2.6.32-220.39.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-220.39.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-220.39.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-220.39.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-220.39.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-220.39.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1026
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.3) kernel 2.6.32-279.31.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-279.31.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-279.31.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-279.31.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-279.31.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0928
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0744
  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.6.11-rt28.20.el6rt, mrg-rt-release 3.6.11-rt28.20.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.6.11-rt28.20.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.6.11-rt28.20.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.6.11-rt28.20.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.6.11-rt28.20.el6rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0566
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-23248)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-23248 Google Android Kernel 2.6 - Local Denial of Service Crash (PoC) dos, 2012-12-09

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.2 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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