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CVE-2013-2892

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-2892 describes a heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux kernel's HID subsystem (specifically hid-pl.c when CONFIG_HID_PANTHERLORD is enabled) affecting versions through 3.11. This flaw allows a physically proximate attacker to cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 4.7, it is considered of medium severity, requiring local access and medium attack complexity, with the primary impact being system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

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
34.7%
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 67th 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 (3)

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: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.8.13-rt14.25.el6rt
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-2013-2892Moderate

Kernel: HID: pantherlord: heap overflow flaw

Aug 29, 2013

References

marc.info
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/08/28/13
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1490.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
debian.org / security/2013/dsa-2766
securityfocus.com / bid/62049
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1976-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1977-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1995-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1998-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2019-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2021-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2022-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2024-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2038-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2039-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2050-1