6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2013-1796
KVM Denial of Service and Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

The kvm_set_msr_common function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 does not ensure a required time_page alignment during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME operation, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.

INFO

Published Date :

March 22, 2013, 11:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 12:27 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-1796 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-1796 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-1796 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c300aa64ddf57d9c5d9c898a64b36877345dd4a9 [Patch]
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c300aa64ddf57d9c5d9c898a64b36877345dd4a9 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58607 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 22, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.24 }} 0.00%

score

0.59974

percentile

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