{
    "id": "CVE-2013-4579",
    "published": "2013-11-20 13:19:41",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:57:29",
    "cvss_score": "4.3",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-310",
    "description": "The ath9k_htc_set_bssid_mask function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12 uses a BSSID masking approach to determine the set of MAC addresses on which a Wi-Fi device is listening, which allows remote attackers to discover the original MAC address after spoofing by sending a series of packets to MAC addresses with certain bit manipulations.",
    "epss_score": "0.10209",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95521",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:11",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "38826",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 3.0.5 - 'ath9k_htc_set_bssid_mask()' Information Disclosure",
            "date": "2013-12-10",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38826"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=729573",
        "http://www.mathyvanhoef.com/2013/11/unmasking-spoofed-mac-address.html",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/15/3",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2133-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2134-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1",
        "https://lists.ath9k.org/pipermail/ath9k-devel/2013-November/012215.html",
        "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=729573",
        "http://www.mathyvanhoef.com/2013/11/unmasking-spoofed-mac-address.html",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/15/3",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2133-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2134-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1"
    ]
}