CVE-2013-2017

The veth (aka virtual Ethernet) driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly manage skbs during congestion, which allows remote attackers to…

published May 3, 2013

CVSS
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EPSS
4%
Percentile
90.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The veth (aka virtual Ethernet) driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly manage skbs during congestion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging lack of skb consumption in conjunction with a double-free error.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04189 · 90.8th percentile
Published
2013-05-03T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 MAY 10:00Z
    The veth (aka virtual Ethernet) driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly manage skbs during congestion, which allows remote attackers to…
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