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CVE-2013-1772

13
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-1772 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the log_prefix function within the Linux kernel (versions 3.x before 3.4.33). This flaw allows a local attacker with write access to /dev/kmsg to trigger a system crash, leading to a denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a low attack complexity but a complete impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.0MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
30.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0038 is in the 47th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.6.11-rt28.20.el6rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-1772Low

kernel: call_console_drivers() function log prefix stripping DoS

Feb 22, 2013

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/ce0030c00f95cf9110d9cdcd41e901e1fb814417
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.33
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/02/26/9