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CVE-2013-2852

CVSS v2.0 6.9 (Medium)
69% Progress
EPSS 0.06 % (26th)
0.06% Progress
Affected Products 3
Advisories 36
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Format string vulnerability in the b43_request_firmware function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c in the Broadcom B43 wireless driver in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and including format string specifiers in an fwpostfix modprobe parameter, leading to improper construction of an error message.

Weaknesses
CWE-134
Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
Chrome
Published Date
2013-06-07 14:03:20
(11 years ago)
Updated Date
2023-11-07 02:15:14
(10 months ago)

Affected Products

Canonical

Debian

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel from 2.6.12 version and prior 3.0.83 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 2.6.12 < 3.0.83
  Linux Kernel from 3.1 version and prior 3.2.47 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.1 < 3.2.47
  Linux Kernel from 3.3 version and prior 3.4.50 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.3 < 3.4.50
  Linux Kernel from 3.5 version and prior 3.9.7 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.5 < 3.9.7

Configuration #2

    CPE23 From Up To
  Debian Linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0

Configuration #3

    CPE23 From Up To
  Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-
  Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-
  Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10
  Canonical Ubuntu Linux 13.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04