CVE-2013-4247

Description

Off-by-one error in the build_unc_path_to_root function in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a DFS share mount operation that triggers use of an unexpected DFS referral name length.

Risk Information

Base Score

9.1

MODERATE

Vector

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

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.825

Associated Vulnerability

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Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234