Is CVE-2013-6432 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2013-6432 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2013-6432?

CVE-2013-6432 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2013-6432?

CVE-2013-6432 has an EPSS score of 0.47% (38th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6432?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 3.12.6-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-6432

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The ping_recvmsg function in net/ipv4/ping.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 does not properly interact with read system calls on ping sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging unspecified privileges to execute a crafted application.

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:3.12.6-1CVE-2013-6432

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

0.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Other references6

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