CVE-2013-2850 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the iSCSI target subsystem of the Linux kernel, affecting versions through 3.9.4. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (memory corruption and OOPS) or potentially execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.9, indicating high severity with an adjacent network attack vector and medium attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not on the KEV catalog, and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.1, < 3.2.47CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.3, < 3.4.48CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.5, < 3.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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