CVE-2013-4299

Linux Kernel vulnerability

CVSS

6.0

EPSS

3.8%

EPSS pct

89th

Exploited

No known

Interpretation conflict in drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c in the Linux kernel through 3.11.6 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information or modify data via a crafted mapping to a snapshot block device.

Affected vendor

Linux

Affected product

Linux Kernel

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Published

2013-10-24

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

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