# CVE-2013-4738: Memory corruption in n/a

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

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Feb 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9g7g-r2vq-gqph

## 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 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4738?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2013-4738 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-2597](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2597/): Code Aurora ACDB Audio Driver Stack-based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-4736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4736/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2013-2595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2595/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2014-0972](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0972/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2013-6123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6123/): Privilege escalation in n/a (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-4738 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4738/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4738/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4738
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4738
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4738

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