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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2668-1 linux-2.6 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2669-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-1923 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1833-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1834-1 Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1835-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1836-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1838-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1839-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:20:37.351Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-1929

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-06-07T14:03:18.517

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-1929

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-03-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-1929 - Bugzilla

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