CVE-2013-6885

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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.

4.7 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References
Link Resource
http://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/kernel/2011-December/046594.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/123553.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124195.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124199.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00026.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/28/1
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/55840
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
http://support.amd.com/TechDocs/51810_16h_00h-0Fh_Rev_Guide.pdf
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/02/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63983
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029415
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/amd-owns-up-to-cpu-bug/18924
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035823
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89335
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:amd:16h_model_processor_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:h:amd:16h_model_00h_processor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:amd:16h_model_0fh_processor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

13 Feb 2023, 00:29

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0285', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0285', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'http://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-82.html', 'name': 'http://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-82.html', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6885', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6885', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
Summary CVE-2013-6885 hw: AMD CPU erratum may cause core hang 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.

02 Feb 2023, 20:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary 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. CVE-2013-6885 hw: AMD CPU erratum may cause core hang
References
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0285 -
  • (MISC) http://xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-82.html -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6885 -
Information

Published : 2013-11-29 04:33

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:16

NVD link : CVE-2013-6885

Mitre link : CVE-2013-6885

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-6885

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Products Affected

amd

  • 16h_model_00h_processor
  • 16h_model_0fh_processor
  • 16h_model_processor_firmware
CWE
CWE-399

Resource Management Errors