Vulnerability CVE-2013-2888
Published: 2013-09-16

Description:
Multiple array index errors in drivers/hid/hid-core.c in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11 allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted device that provides an invalid Report ID.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Linux HID arbitrary heap overflow
Kees Cook
01.09.2013

Type:

CWE-20

 (Improper Input Validation)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.2/10
10/10
1.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
High
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Linux -> Linux kernel 

 References:
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/28/13
http://marc.info/?l=linux-input&m=137772180514608&w=1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2050-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2039-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2038-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2024-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2022-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2021-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2019-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1998-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1995-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1977-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1976-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1490.html
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