CVE-2013-2852
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.02 % · percentile 63 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Chrome
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Format string vulnerability in the b43_request_firmware function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c in the Broadcom B43 wireless driver in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and including format string specifiers in an fwpostfix modprobe parameter, leading to improper construction of an error message.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1919-1
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless.git/commit/?id=9538cbaab6e8b8046039b4b2eb6c9d614dc782bd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1899-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1920-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1915-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1918-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1930-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1917-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1916-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1450.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969518
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/13
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1900-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1914-1
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2013-2791
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2013-2852
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTA-2013-AVI-498 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2013-AVI-485 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2013-AVI-449 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2013-AVI-412 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Mandriva · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTA-2013-AVI-391 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.6.12 < 3.0.83cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.1 < 3.2.47cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.3 < 3.4.50cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.5 < 3.9.7cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |