What is CVE-2013-2850?

CVE-2013-2850 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.9 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2013-2850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2850?

CVE-2013-2850 has a CVSS score of 7.9 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-2850?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-2850. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2013-2850 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-2850 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-2013-2850

High

Heap-based buffer overflow in the iscsi_add_notunderstood_response function in drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_parameters.c in the iSCSI target subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OOPS) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long key that is not properly handled during construction of an error-response packet.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-06-07

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.9

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2013-2850 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-2013-2850 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00017.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00011.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00017.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00018.html
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/01/2
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1844-1
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1845-1
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1846-1
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1847-1
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968036
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cea4dcfdad926a27a18e188720efe0f2c9403456
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cea4dcfdad926a27a18e188720efe0f2c9403456
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-2850

Severity High

CVSS score 7.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-06-07

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-2850?

CVE-2013-2850 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.9 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2013-2850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2850?

CVE-2013-2850 has a CVSS score of 7.9 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-2850?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-2850. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2013-2850 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2013-2850 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 →