CVE-2013-0871 describes a race condition in the ptrace functionality of the Linux kernel before version 3.7.5, allowing local users to gain privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity due to its local attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code is readily available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has received some community discussion and media coverage, including an article on Hacker News, though it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.5, < 3.7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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