CVE-2013-1828 EXPLOIT
6.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1% (pctl 62)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The sctp_getsockopt_assoc_stats function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not validate a size value before proceeding to a copy_from_user operation, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that contains an SCTP_GET_ASSOC_STATS getsockopt system call.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.01% — more likely to be exploited than 62% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-03-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel - 'SCTP_GET_ASSOC_STATS()' Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2013-03-13 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1
- http://grsecurity.net/~spender/sctp.c
- http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/309805924749541376
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24747
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/08/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919315
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1
- http://grsecurity.net/~spender/sctp.c
- http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/309805924749541376
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24747
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/08/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919315
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/726bc6b092da4c093eb74d13c07184b18c1af0f1
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