CVE-2013-4740

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-4740
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-11-12 14:35:12 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptiongoodix_tool.c in the Goodix gt915 touchscreen driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, relies on user-space length values for kernel-memory copies of procfs file content, which allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via an application that provides crafted values.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-362 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Qualcomm Quic Mobile Station Modem Kernel 3.10 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
kernel/msm-3.10 - Unnamed repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.codeaurora.org Exploit, Patch
oss-security - Advisory report - Multiple memory corruption and race condition in Goodix gt915 Android touchscreen driver (CVE-2013-4740 & CVE-2013-6122) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Multiple memory corruption issues and race condition in Goodix gt915 touchscreen driver procfs handler (CVE-2013-4740 CVE-2013-6122) | Code Aurora Forum af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.codeaurora.org Patch
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