Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-4579

Potential exploit
The ath9k_htc_set_bssid_mask function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12 uses a BSSID masking approach to determine the set of MAC addresses on which a Wi-Fi device is listening, which allows remote attackers to discover the original MAC address after spoofing by sending a series of packets to MAC addresses with certain bit manipulations.
Published 2013-11-20 13:19:42
Updated 2025-04-11 00:51:22
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2013-4579

Threat overview for CVE-2013-4579

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2013-4579
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49152
IPs affected by CVE-2013-4579 160,683
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4579

EPSS FAQ
14.90%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 94 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2013-4579

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.3
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
8.6
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2013-4579

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2013-4579

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