CVE-2013-4348

Public on 2013-11-04
Modified on 2014-09-16
Description
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.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2013-12-02 ALAS-2013-252 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 7.1 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD CVSSv2 7.1 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2013-4348 Mitre: CVE-2013-4348