CVE-2013-6885
AMD 16h 00h through 0Fh Processor Locked Instruction Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
The microcode on AMD 16h 00h through 0Fh processors does not properly handle the interaction between locked instructions and write-combined memory types, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application, aka the errata 793 issue.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 29, 2013, 4:33 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 1:59 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.9
Exploitability Score :
3.4
Affected Products
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vulnerability.
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2013-6885 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/kernel/2011-December/046594.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/123553.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124195.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124199.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00026.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/28/1 Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/55840 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml Added Reference http://support.amd.com/TechDocs/51810_16h_00h-0Fh_Rev_Guide.pdf Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/02/1 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63983 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029415 Added Reference http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/amd-owns-up-to-cpu-bug/18924 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035823 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89335 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description CVE-2013-6885 hw: AMD CPU erratum may cause core hang The microcode on AMD 16h 00h through 0Fh processors does not properly handle the interaction between locked instructions and write-combined memory types, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application, aka the errata 793 issue. Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) Removed Reference http://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-82.html [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0285 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6885 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The microcode on AMD 16h 00h through 0Fh processors does not properly handle the interaction between locked instructions and write-combined memory types, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application, aka the errata 793 issue. CVE-2013-6885 hw: AMD CPU erratum may cause core hang Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added Reference http://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-82.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0285 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6885 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 16, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00026.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/89335 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89335 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 29, 2013
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-6885 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-6885
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.08236
percentile