Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-2237

The key_notify_policy_flush function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify_policy interface of an IPSec key_socket.
Published 2013-07-04 21:55:01
Updated 2023-02-13 04:44:38
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Overflow

Products affected by CVE-2013-2237

Threat overview for CVE-2013-2237

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2013-2237
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49152
IPs affected by CVE-2013-2237 157,117
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2237

EPSS FAQ
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 8 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2013-2237

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-2013-2237

  • 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-2013-2237

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