What is CVE-2013-0310?

CVE-2013-0310 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2013-0310 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-0310?

CVE-2013-0310 has a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-0310?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-0310. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2013-0310 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-0310 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2013-0310

Medium

The cipso_v4_validate function in net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an IPOPT_CIPSO IP_OPTIONS setsockopt system call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-02-22

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.6

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2013-0310 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2013-0310 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0496.html
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.8
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/20/5
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=912900
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89d7ae34cdda4195809a5a987f697a517a2a3177
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/89d7ae34cdda4195809a5a987f697a517a2a3177
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-0310

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.6 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-02-22

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-0310?

CVE-2013-0310 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2013-0310 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-0310?

CVE-2013-0310 has a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-0310?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-0310. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2013-0310 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2013-0310 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →