{"cve":"CVE-2013-1772","nvd":{"published":"2013-02-28T19:55:01.607","modified":"2026-06-16T23:52:05.460","status":"Modified","description":"The log_prefix function in kernel/printk.c in the Linux kernel 3.x before 3.4.33 does not properly remove a prefix string from a syslog header, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and system crash) by leveraging /dev/kmsg write access and triggering a call_console_drivers function call.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.33","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/26/9","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916075","https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ce0030c00f95cf9110d9cdcd41e901e1fb814417"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2013-1772","score":0.00377,"percentile":0.3171,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}