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CVE-2013-4587

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-4587 describes an array index error in the KVM subsystem of the Linux kernel (through version 3.12.5), specifically within the kvm_vm_ioctl_create_vcpu function, affecting various Linux distributions including openSUSE. This vulnerability allows local users to escalate privileges by providing a large 'id' value. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is considered high severity, indicating that an attacker with local access can achieve full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.2.54CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.3, < 3.4.75CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.5, < 3.10.25CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.11, < 3.12.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
41.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0053 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-4587Important

kernel: kvm: rtc_status.dest_map out-of-bounds access

Dec 12, 2013

References

git.kernel.org
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/338c7dbadd2671189cec7faf64c84d01071b3f96
Patch
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.54
Mailing ListVDB Entry
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/12/12/12
Mailing List
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2109-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2110-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2113-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2117-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2128-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2129-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2135-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2136-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2138-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2139-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2141-1
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry