VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-4247

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability3.64%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-08-25
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

Off-by-one error in the build_unc_path_to_root function in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a DFS share mount operation that triggers use of an unexpected DFS referral name length.

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