Is CVE-2013-1763 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-1763 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-1763?

CVE-2013-1763 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2013-1763

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 4.1%EU EUVD

Array index error in the __sock_diag_rcv_msg function in net/core/sock_diag.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.10 allows local users to gain privileges via a large family value in a Netlink message.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 4.1% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-1789)
Published: February 28, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-1789 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e601a53566d84e1ffd25e7b6fe0b6894ffd79c0(Broken Link)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/25/12(Mailing List)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24555(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24746(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33336(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.10(Broken Link)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176(Broken Link)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/24/3(Mailing List)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1749-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1750-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1751-1(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=915052(Issue Tracking)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6e601a53566d84e1ffd25e7b6fe0b6894ffd79c0(Patch)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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