VDB-8176 · CVE-2013-1929 · BID 58908

Linux Kernel up to 3.8.5 VPD Firmware Parser tg3.c tg3_read_vpd memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 3.8.5 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function tg3_read_vpd of the file /drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c of the component VPD Firmware Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the tg3_read_vpd function in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted firmware that specifies a long string in the Vital Product Data (VPD) data structure.

The weakness was released 03/07/2013 by Oded Horovitz with PrivateCore as not defined mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-1929 since 02/19/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66588 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-quantal vulnerabilities (USN-1834-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350544 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel: ALAS-2013-200).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (66588). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 7108, 7839, 7840 and 8485.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 66588
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-quantal vulnerabilities (USN-1834-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 892668
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2668-1 (linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leak
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Patch: git.kernel.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Oded Horovitz
Organization: PrivateCore
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-1929 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 39738 - T3 Ethernet Driver Heap Based Buffer Overflow Allows Local DoS, Low
SecurityFocus: 58908
Secunia: 53176 - Ubuntu update for kernel, Less Critical
OSVDB: 92027

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2013 15:55
Updated: 05/06/2021 20:09
Changes: 04/08/2013 15:55 (52), 05/01/2017 11:11 (34), 05/06/2021 20:01 (4), 05/06/2021 20:09 (1)
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Committer: olku

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