{
  "id": "CVE-2013-2596",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2013-2596",
  "published": "2013-04-13T02:59:46.627Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-16T23:53:41.450Z",
  "score": 7.8,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.03212,
  "epss_percentile": 0.878,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2022-09-15",
    "due": "2022-10-06",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Linux Kernel Integer Overflow Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fc9bbca8f650e5f738af8806317c0a041a48ae4a; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2596"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "linux",
    "motorola"
  ],
  "products": [
    "linux kernel",
    "motorola android"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-190"
  ],
  "description": "Integer overflow in the fb_mmap function in drivers/video/fbmem.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9, as used in a certain Motorola build of Android 4.1.2 and other products, allows local users to create a read-write memory mapping for the entirety of kernel memory, and consequently gain privileges, via crafted /dev/graphics/fb0 mmap2 system calls, as demonstrated by the Motochopper pwn program.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 7.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2255491",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b4cbb197c7e7a68dbad0d491242e3ca67420c13e",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fc9bbca8f650e5f738af8806317c0a041a48ae4a",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=136616837923938&w=2",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0695.html",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0782.html",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0803.html",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.droid-life.com/2013/04/09/root-method-released-for-droid-razr-hd-running-android-4-1-2-other-devices-too/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Issue Tracking",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/15208-root-motochopper-yet-another-android-root-exploit/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Issue Tracking"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Release Notes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59264",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b4cbb197c7e7a68dbad0d491242e3ca67420c13e",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fc9bbca8f650e5f738af8806317c0a041a48ae4a",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Patch"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-2596",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2596",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}