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DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1773
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1773
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.600000381469727 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published February 28, 2013
Buffer overflow in the VFAT filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a VFAT write operation on a filesystem with the utf8 mount option, which is not properly handled during UTF-8 to UTF-16 conversion.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux | Debian:12 | 3.2.15-1 |
| linux | Debian:13 | 3.2.15-1 |
| linux | Debian:14 | 3.2.15-1 |
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
8.600000381469727
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 0 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 0 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0 |
Timeline
- Feb 28, 2013 CVE Published
- Sep 1, 2026 CVE Updated
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