CVE-2013-3224

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 8
Modified
Published: 22 Apr 2013, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 16:00

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
20/100
CVSS Score
4.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.11% LOW
0% probability +0.03%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

22 Apr 2013, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 16:00
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The bt_sock_recvmsg function in net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not properly initialize a certain length variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.11%• Percentile: 28%

Techniques & Countermeasures

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

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 3.9 | 3.9:rc1 | 3.9:rc2 | 3.9:rc3 | 3.9:rc4 | 3.9:rc5

References (12)