CVE-2013-1860

Public Exploit

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the wdm_in_callback function in drivers/usb/class/cdc-wdm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted cdc-wdm USB device.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c0f5ecee4e741667b2493c742b60b6218d40b3aa patch vendor advisory exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=921970 third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1812-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c0f5ecee4e741667b2493c742b60b6218d40b3aa vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0328.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1829-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/15/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58510 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1809-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1814-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0339.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1813-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1811-1 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1860?
CVE-2013-1860 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1860?
To fix CVE-2013-1860, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-1860 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1860 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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