01 Record

CVE-2013-1763

Array index error in the __sock_diag_rcv_msg function in net/core/sock_diag.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.10 allows local users to gain privileges via a large family value in a Netlink message.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

Array index error in the __sock_diag_rcv_msg function in net/core/sock_diag.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.10 allows local users to gain privileges via a large family value in a Netlink message.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 4.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 90.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2013-02-28 19:00Z13 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 15:13Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2013-02-19

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

4391382a2a5d45ad92c77834bb227fa6dc0f39a3a021f9bb183c39aa72c9737c

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

redhatenterprise_mrgNot specified—

06 References

bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=915052x_refsource_CONFIRM
github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6e601a53566d84e1ffd25e7b6fe0b6894ffd79c0x_refsource_CONFIRM
openwall.com[oss-security] 20130225 Re: CVE Request: kernel - sock_diag: Fix out-of-bounds access to sock_diag_handlers[]http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/25/12mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2013:176http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
www.ubuntu.comUSN-1750-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1750-1vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
www.exploit-db.com33336http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33336exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20130224 Re: CVE Request: kernel - sock_diag: Fix out-of-bounds access to sock_diag_handlers[]http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/24/3mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:0395http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
www.exploit-db.com24746http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24746exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.10x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.ubuntu.comUSN-1749-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1749-1vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
www.exploit-db.com24555http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24555exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e601a53566d84e1ffd25e7b6fe0b6894ffd79c0x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.ubuntu.comUSN-1751-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1751-1vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU