7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-13686
Linux Net Denial of Service (NULL Pointer Dereference) Vulnerability
Description

net/ipv4/route.c in the Linux kernel 4.13-rc1 through 4.13-rc6 is too late to check for a NULL fi field when RTM_F_FIB_MATCH is set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls. NOTE: this does not affect any stable release.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 24, 2017, 10:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-13686 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-13686 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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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None

Python

Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago
10 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-13686 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-13686 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 30, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bc3aae2bbac46dd894c89db5d5e98f7f0ef9e205 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bc3aae2bbac46dd894c89db5d5e98f7f0ef9e205 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bc3aae2bbac46dd894c89db5d5e98f7f0ef9e205 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bc3aae2bbac46dd894c89db5d5e98f7f0ef9e205 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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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

0.05635

percentile

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