VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2013-7263
CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-01-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Description
The Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates certain length values before ensuring that associated data structures have been initialized, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a (1) recvfrom, (2) recvmmsg, or (3) recvmsg system call, related to net/ipv4/ping.c, net/ipv4/raw.c, net/ipv4/udp.c, net/ipv6/raw.c, and net/ipv6/udp.c.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation