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CVE-2013-0216

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-0216 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Xen netback functionality of the Linux kernel, affecting versions prior to 3.7.8. An authenticated guest OS user can exploit this by triggering ring pointer corruption, leading to a system loop. With a CVSS score of 5.2, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, resulting in a complete loss of availability. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.7.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.2MEDIUM

AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
4.4
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.99%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
58.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0099 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 74 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
gogspatch availablevia llm_extracted
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-348.4.1.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

redhatCVE-2013-0216Moderate

kernel: xen: Linux netback DoS via malicious guest ring.

Feb 5, 2013
gogsllm-gogs-09163e3b337065e5

Linux netback DoS via malicious guest ring.

Feb 5, 2013

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/48856286b64e4b66ec62b94e504d0b29c1ade664
ExploitPatch
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.8
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/02/05/12