What is CVE-2013-4348?

CVE-2013-4348 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10. CVE-2013-4348 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-4348?

CVE-2013-4348 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-4348?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-4348. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2013-4348 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-4348 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2013-4348

High

The skb_flow_dissect function in net/core/flow_dissector.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a small value in the IHL field of a packet with IPIP encapsulation.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-11-04

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2013-4348 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2013-4348 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/2014-02/msg00002.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1490.html

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2070-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2075-1

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1007939

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=6f092343855a71e03b8d209815d8c45bf3a27fcd
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-4348

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-11-04

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-4348?

CVE-2013-4348 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 . CVE-2013-4348 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-4348?

CVE-2013-4348 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-4348?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-4348. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2013-4348 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2013-4348 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.