CVE-2013-4738 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.2 Published 3 Feb 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Stack-based buffer overflows in the Linux kernel MSM camera driver allow local attackers to gain privileges via crafted ioctl calls.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2013-4738?

CVE-2013-4738 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Feb 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the MSM camera driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allow attackers to gain privileges via (1) a crafted VIDIOC_MSM_VPE_DEQUEUE_STREAM_BUFF_INFO ioctl call, related to drivers/media/platform/msm/camera_v2/pproc/vpe/msm_vpe.c, or (2) a crafted VIDIOC_MSM_CPP_DEQUEUE_STREAM_BUFF_INFO ioctl call, related to drivers/media/platform/msm/camera_v2/pproc/cpp/msm_cpp.c.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4738?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Codeaurora Android-Msm, Qualcomm Quic Mobile Station Modem Kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4738?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2013-4738 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4738 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9g7g-r2vq-gqph.