CVE-2013-1929

Published: Jun 7, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.4

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the tg3_read_vpd function in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted firmware that specifies a long string in the Vital Product Data (VPD) data structure.

Affected (6)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

1 product

Configuration A

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 3.8.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.8.0
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.8.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.8.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.8.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.8.4

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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.

References (32)

http://cansecwest.com/slides/2013/PrivateCore%20CSW%202013.pdf

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=715230a44310a8cf66fbfb5a46f9a62a9b2de424

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101836.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.6

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/06/3

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1834-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1835-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=949932

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/715230a44310a8cf66fbfb5a46f9a62a9b2de424

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ExploitPatch

http://cansecwest.com/slides/2013/PrivateCore%20CSW%202013.pdf

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=715230a44310a8cf66fbfb5a46f9a62a9b2de424

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101836.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.6

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/06/3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1834-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1835-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=949932

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/715230a44310a8cf66fbfb5a46f9a62a9b2de424

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitPatch

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