What is CVE-2013-7027?

CVE-2013-7027 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2013-7027 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-7027?

CVE-2013-7027 has a CVSS score of 6.1 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-7027?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-7027 patch availability.

Is CVE-2013-7027 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-7027 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-2013-7027

Medium

The ieee80211_radiotap_iterator_init function in net/wireless/radiotap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7 does not check whether a frame contains any data outside of the header, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted header.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-12-09

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.1

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2013-7027 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

19 total

GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f5563318ff1bde15b10e736e97ffce13be08bc1a

Exploit Patch
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/55606

Vendor Advisory
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f5563318ff1bde15b10e736e97ffce13be08bc1a
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.html

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-7027

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-12-09

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-7027?

CVE-2013-7027 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2013-7027 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-7027?

CVE-2013-7027 has a CVSS score of 6.1 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-7027?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-7027 patch availability.
Is CVE-2013-7027 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2013-7027 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.