Vulnerability CVE-2013-2893
Published: 2013-09-16   Modified: 2013-09-17

Description:
The Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when CONFIG_LOGITECH_FF, CONFIG_LOGIG940_FF, or CONFIG_LOGIWHEELS_FF is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds write) via a crafted device, related to (1) drivers/hid/hid-lgff.c, (2) drivers/hid/hid-lg3ff.c, and (3) drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Linux HID Logitech lg, lg3, and lg4 heap overflow
Kees Cook
02.09.2013

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

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

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.7/10
6.9/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Complete
Affected software
Linux -> Linux kernel 

 References:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
http://marc.info/?l=linux-input&m=137772186714627&w=1
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/28/13
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1490.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62050
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2015-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2016-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2019-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2020-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2021-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2022-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2023-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2024-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2038-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2039-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2050-1
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