VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-4588

CVSS score7 HIGH
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-11-20
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33, when CONFIG_IP_VS is used, allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for (1) a getsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_get_ctl function, or (2) a setsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_set_ctl function.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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