Is CVE-2013-1796 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2013-1796 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2013-1796?

CVE-2013-1796 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2013-1796?

CVE-2013-1796 has an EPSS score of 0.95% (57th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1796?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 3.2.41-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-1796

MEDIUM

6.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The kvm_set_msr_common function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 does not ensure a required time_page alignment during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME operation, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:3.2.41-2CVE-2013-1796

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

57thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 57% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Other references18

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CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
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CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
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