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CVE-2013-1763 Detail

Description

Array index error in the __sock_diag_rcv_msg function in net/core/sock_diag.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.10 allows local users to gain privileges via a large family value in a Netlink message.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e601a53566d84e1ffd25e7b6fe0b6894ffd79c0 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Broken Link 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/25/12 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List 
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24555 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24746 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33336 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.10 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Broken Link 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Broken Link 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/24/3 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1749-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1750-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1751-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=915052 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6e601a53566d84e1ffd25e7b6fe0b6894ffd79c0 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-1763
NVD Published Date:
02/28/2013
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.