What is CVE-2013-2852?

CVE-2013-2852 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10. CVE-2013-2852 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2852?

CVE-2013-2852 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-2852?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-2852 patch availability.

Is CVE-2013-2852 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-2852 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2013-2852

Medium

Format string vulnerability in the b43_request_firmware function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c in the Broadcom B43 wireless driver in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and including format string specifiers in an fwpostfix modprobe parameter, leading to improper construction of an error message.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-06-07

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-134

CVE-2013-2852 is classified as CWE-134

See CWE-134 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-2852

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.9 / 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-2013-2852?

CVE-2013-2852 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10 . CVE-2013-2852 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2852?

CVE-2013-2852 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-2852?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-2852 patch availability.
Is CVE-2013-2852 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2013-2852 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.