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CVE-2013-4300

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Date: September 25, 2013

The scm_check_creds function in net/core/scm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11 performs a capability check in an incorrect namespace, which allows local users to gain privileges via PID spoofing.

Language: C

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Related Resources (10)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4300
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.11.bz2
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004736
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2013-4300
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d661684cf6820331feae71146c35da83d794467e
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2013-4300

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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