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CVE-2013-2889

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-2889 describes a heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel's HID subsystem, specifically in the drivers/hid/hid-zpff.c component when CONFIG_HID_ZEROPLUS is enabled. This flaw affects Linux kernels through version 3.11. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7, indicating a medium severity, and allows a physically proximate attacker to cause a denial of service. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.11CPE 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

4.7MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 65th 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 (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-431.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6Fixed in: rhev-hypervisor6-0:6.5-20131115.0.3.2.el6_5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-2889Moderate

Kernel: HID: zeroplus: heap overflow flaw

Aug 29, 2013

References

marc.info
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/08/28/13
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
securityfocus.com / bid/62042
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2015-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2016-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2019-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2020-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2021-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2022-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2023-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2024-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2038-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2039-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2050-1