Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-6885
The microcode on AMD 16h 00h through 0Fh processors does not properly handle the interaction between locked instructions and write-combined memory types, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application, aka the errata 793 issue.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-6885
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 8 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2013-6885
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.7
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
3.4
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6.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2013-6885
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2013-6885
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0470-1: important: Security update for
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89335
Xen AMD CPU erratum 793 denial of service CVE-2013-6885 Vulnerability Report
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/123553.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: xen-4.3.1-5.fc20
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124195.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: xen-4.2.3-11.fc19
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63983
AMD 16h Model Processor CVE-2013-6885 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/28/1
oss-security - CVE-2013-6885 AMD Publ. 51810 Errata 793 system hang
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029415
Xen AMD CPU Bug May Let Local Guest Users Deny Service on the Host System - SecurityTracker
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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3128-1 linux
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
Xen: Multiple Vunlerabilities (GLSA 201407-03) — Gentoo security
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0446-1: important: Security update for
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0411-1: important: Security update for
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0373-1: important: Security update for
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0372-1: important: Security update for
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http://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/kernel/2011-December/046594.html
Buildworld loop seg-fault update -- I believe it is hardware
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00026.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0459-1: important: Security update for
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html
RHSA-2014:0285 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124199.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: xen-4.2.3-11.fc18
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http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/amd-owns-up-to-cpu-bug/18924
AMD owns up to CPU bug | ZDNet
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http://support.amd.com/TechDocs/51810_16h_00h-0Fh_Rev_Guide.pdf
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/02/1
oss-security - Xen Security Advisory 82 (CVE-2013-6885) - Guest triggerable AMD CPU erratum may cause host hang
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035823
1035823 – (CVE-2013-6885) CVE-2013-6885 hw: AMD CPU erratum may cause core hang
Products affected by CVE-2013-6885
- cpe:2.3:o:amd:16h_model_processor_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:amd:16h_model_00h_processor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:amd:16h_model_0fh_processor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*