CVE-2013-1634 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service in Intel e1000e/82574L network controllers by sending specific byte values, exploiting incorrectly configured EEPROM images.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-1634?
CVE-2013-1634 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A denial of service vulnerability exists in some motherboard implementations of Intel e1000e/82574L network controller devices through 2013-02-06 where the device can be brought into a non-processing state when parsing 32 hex, 33 hex, or 34 hex byte values at the 0x47f offset. NOTE: A followup statement from Intel suggests that the root cause of this issue was an incorrectly configured EEPROM image.
Weakness: CWE-665
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1634?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel 82574l Controller Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1634?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1634 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-1634 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1634 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3qpm-vgfp-6h58.