CVE-2013-3224 is a local information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel prior to version 3.9-rc7. It stems from improper initialization of a length variable in the bt_sock_recvmsg function, allowing local users to expose sensitive kernel stack memory via crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system calls. With a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N), this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring local access and low attack complexity to achieve a complete confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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