Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-2234

Potential exploit
The (1) key_notify_sa_flush and (2) key_notify_policy_flush functions in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 do not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify interface of an IPSec key_socket.
Published 2013-07-04 21:55:01
Updated 2025-04-11 00:51:22
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2013-2234

Threat overview for CVE-2013-2234

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2013-2234
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49152
IPs affected by CVE-2013-2234 157,179
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2234

EPSS FAQ
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 21 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2013-2234

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
2.1
 LOW AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.9
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2013-2234

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2013-2234

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