CVE-2013-4738

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the MSM camera driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allow attackers to gain privileges via (1) a crafted VIDIOC_MSM_VPE_DEQUEUE_STREAM_BUFF_INFO ioctl call, related to drivers/media/platform/msm/camera_v2/pproc/vpe/msm_vpe.c, or (2) a crafted VIDIOC_MSM_CPP_DEQUEUE_STREAM_BUFF_INFO ioctl call, related to drivers/media/platform/msm/camera_v2/pproc/cpp/msm_cpp.c.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory codeaurora.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/stack-based-buffer-overflow-and-memory-disclosure-camera-driver-cve-2013-4748-cve-2013-4739 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/15/4 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4738?
CVE-2013-4738 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4738?
To fix CVE-2013-4738, 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-2013-4738 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-4738 is being actively exploited. 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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