Kernel: tg3: buffer overflow in VPD firmware parsing
Published Jun 7, 2013
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.69%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the tg3_read_vpd function in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.6 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted firmware that specifies a long string in the Vital Product Data (VPD) data structure.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.8.5
- 3.8.0
- 3.8.1
- 3.8.2
- 3.8.3
- 3.8.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-348.12.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1034
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-431.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1645
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt-0:3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0829
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-348.12.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1034 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-431.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1645 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt-0:3.6.11.2-rt33.39.el6rt | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0829 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact because physical access is needed to exploit this issue. Future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.69% (0.00690) | 51.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.72% (0.00717) | 48.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00124) | 29.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 61.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00234) | 60.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 60.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 66.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 79.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- http://cansecwest.com/slides/2013/PrivateCore%20CSW%202013.pdf x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=715230a44310a8cf66fbfb5a46f9a62a9b2de424 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101836.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/06/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1834-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1835-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1836-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1838-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1929 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=949932 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/715230a44310a8cf66fbfb5a46f9a62a9b2de424 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1929
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1929
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