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CVE-2013-6885
November 29, 2013
The microcode on AMD 16h 00h through 0Fh processors does not properly handle the interaction between locked instructions and write-combined memory types, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application, aka the errata 793 issue.
Related Resources (24)
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/amd-owns-up-to-cpu-bug/18924
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/02/1
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html
http://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/kernel/2011-December/046594.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124195.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6885
http://secunia.com/advisories/55840
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00026.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/123553.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029415
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/28/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63983
http://support.amd.com/TechDocs/51810_16h_00h-0Fh_Rev_Guide.pdf
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035823
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6885
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124199.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89335
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
5.9
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.1
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
4.7
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
EPSS
Base Score:
1.29