CVE-2013-4514 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers with CAP_NET_ADMIN can trigger buffer overflows in the wlags49_h2 driver, causing denial of service or potential code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-4514?
CVE-2013-4514 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 Nov 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple buffer overflows in drivers/staging/wlags49_h2/wl_priv.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and providing a long station-name string, related to the (1) wvlan_uil_put_info and (2) wvlan_set_station_nickname functions.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4514?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4514?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-4514 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4514 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4514, GHSA-5fmf-mq89-m86q.