What is CVE-2013-7470?

CVE-2013-7470 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10, classified as a Uncontrolled Resource Consumption flaw (CWE-400). CVE-2013-7470 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-7470?

CVE-2013-7470 has a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-7470?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-7470. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2013-7470 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-7470 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html

CVE-2013-7470

Medium

cipso_v4_validate in include/net/cipso_ipv4.h in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7, when CONFIG_NETLABEL is disabled, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash), as demonstrated by icmpsic, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0310.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-04-23

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-400

CVE-2013-7470 is a Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability

What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2013-7470 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.11.7

Vendor Advisory
Support
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K21914362
Arista
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/7098-security-advisory-40
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f2e5ddcc0d12f9c4c7b254358ad245c9dddce13b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f2e5ddcc0d12f9c4c7b254358ad245c9dddce13b
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-7470

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.9 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2019-04-23

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-7470?

CVE-2013-7470 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10 , classified as an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption flaw (CWE-400) . CVE-2013-7470 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-7470?

CVE-2013-7470 has a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-7470?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-7470. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2013-7470 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2013-7470 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)?

The product does not properly control the amount of resources it consumes, leading to exhaustion. View CWE-400 on MITRE CWE →