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.
CVE-2013-1773
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 6.2 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 1.0% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 6.2MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 6.2(low)
- EG Risk
- 58(Track)EG Risk 58/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity62% × 45%Exploitation65% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 61%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 28, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (22)
- secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0720a06a7518c9d0c0125bd5d1f3b6264c55c3dd
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1026.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23248/
- secalert@redhathttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.3.bz2
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/26/8
- secalert@redhathttp://www.osvdb.org/88310
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58200
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916115
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0720a06a7518c9d0c0125bd5d1f3b6264c55c3dd
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0720a06a7518c9d0c0125bd5d1f3b6264c55c3dd
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1026.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2013-1773(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(9)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.0.0-32-virtual (3.0.0-32.50~lucid1) @ lucid | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.32-46-sparc64-smp (2.6.32-46.105) @ lucid | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.0.0-1222-omap4 (3.0.0-1222.36) @ oneiric | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.32-351-ec2 (2.6.32-351.62) @ lucid | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.0.0-32-generic-pae (3.0.0-32.50) @ oneiric | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.32-220.39.1.el6 | 2013-07-09 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6 | 2013-06-11 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 | 2013-04-23 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.6.11-rt28.20.el6rt | 2013-03-06 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 3.2.15-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 3.2.15-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 3.2.15-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 3.2.15-1 | — |
Debian:6.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-2.6 | 2.6.32-30 ... 2.6.32-48squeeze1 (29 versions) | 2.6.32-48squeeze3 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(8)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2013:0744IMPORTANT2012-12-09
RHSA-2013:0744 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2013:0928IMPORTANT2012-12-09
RHSA-2013:0928 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1026IMPORTANT2012-12-09
RHSA-2013:1026 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-1756-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1760-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1775-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1776-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-1778-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
Showing the most recent 100 of 122 total refreshes for this CVE.
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- 2026-05-29 00:47 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-29 00:47 UTCVendor advisory
Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-23248✓ verifiedFirst seen Dec 9, 2012
Google Android Kernel 2.6 - Local Denial of Service Crash (PoC)
Open source ↗
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