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CVE-2013-2597

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Code Aurora ACDB Audio Driver Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Privilege Escalation
Published: Sep 15, 2022  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Code Aurora ACDB Audio Driver Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability — The Code Aurora audio calibration database (acdb) audio driver contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation. Code Aurora is used in third-party products such as Qualcomm and Android.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

A critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2013-2597) exists in the Code Aurora ACDB audio driver, allowing attackers to escalate privileges to kernel level. This driver is widely deployed in Qualcomm chipsets used across Android mobile devices. Active exploits exist with no official patch available, posing significant risk to mobile device security.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تؤثر هذه الثغرة على برنامج تشغيل قاعدة بيانات معايرة الصوت (ACDB) في Code Aurora المستخدم في شرائح كوالكوم وأجهزة أندرويد. يمكن للمهاجم استغلال تجاوز المخزن المؤقت المكدسي للحصول على صلاحيات النواة وتنفيذ تعليمات برمجية عشوائية على مستوى النظام. تكمن خطورة الثغرة في انتشارها الواسع عبر ملايين الأجهزة المحمولة وعدم توفر تصحيح رسمي من المصنّع. يتطلب الاستغلال وصولاً محلياً للجهاز لكنه يمنح المهاجم سيطرة كاملة على نظام التشغيل والبيانات الحساسة.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

توجد ثغرة أمنية حرجة من نوع تجاوز سعة المخزن المؤقت المكدسي (CVE-2013-2597) في برنامج تشغيل الصوت Code Aurora ACDB، مما يسمح للمهاجمين برفع الصلاحيات إلى مستوى النواة. يتم نشر برنامج التشغيل هذا على نطاق واسع في شرائح كوالكوم المستخدمة في أجهزة أندرويد المحمولة. توجد استغلالات نشطة دون توفر تصحيح رسمي، مما يشكل خطراً كبيراً على أمن الأجهزة المحمولة.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Feb 28, 2026 09:56
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations using Android mobile devices with Qualcomm chipsets face critical risk of privilege escalation attacks, potentially compromising sensitive government and financial data. The absence of an official patch and presence of active exploits necessitates immediate device inventory assessment and implementation of compensating controls across all sectors.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
القطاع الحكومي القطاع المالي والمصرفي قطاع الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات القطاع الصحي قطاع الطاقة والمرافق القطاع التعليمي قطاع النقل واللوجستيات
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
1. Conduct immediate inventory of all Android devices with Qualcomm chipsets (particularly devices from 2013-2015 era) and restrict their use for accessing sensitive systems until vendor updates are applied or devices are replaced
2. Implement Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions to enforce application whitelisting, disable unnecessary audio calibration features, and monitor for suspicious privilege escalation attempts through behavioral analytics
3. Deploy network segmentation to isolate potentially vulnerable mobile devices from critical infrastructure, enforce VPN with device health attestation for remote access, and establish incident response procedures for compromised mobile endpoints
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
1. إجراء جرد فوري لجميع أجهزة أندرويد التي تحتوي على شرائح كوالكوم (خاصة الأجهزة من حقبة 2013-2015) وتقييد استخدامها للوصول إلى الأنظمة الحساسة حتى يتم تطبيق تحديثات المصنّع أو استبدال الأجهزة
2. تطبيق حلول إدارة الأجهزة المحمولة (MDM) لفرض قائمة التطبيقات المسموحة وتعطيل ميزات معايرة الصوت غير الضرورية ومراقبة محاولات رفع الصلاحيات المشبوهة من خلال التحليلات السلوكية
3. نشر تجزئة الشبكة لعزل الأجهزة المحمولة المعرضة للخطر عن البنية التحتية الحرجة وفرض استخدام VPN مع التحقق من سلامة الجهاز للوصول عن بُعد وإنشاء إجراءات الاستجابة للحوادث للأجهزة المحمولة المخترقة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC-1-2 (Asset Management) ECC-2-1 (Vulnerability Management) ECC-3-1 (Patch Management) ECC-4-2 (Mobile Device Security) ECC-5-1 (Privileged Access Management)
🔵 SAMA CSF
TECH-1.1 (Asset Inventory) TECH-2.3 (Vulnerability Assessment) TECH-3.1 (Patch Management) TECH-4.2 (Mobile Security) TECH-5.4 (Access Control)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.8.1.1 (Inventory of Assets) A.12.6.1 (Management of Technical Vulnerabilities) A.6.2.1 (Mobile Device Policy) A.9.2.3 (Management of Privileged Access Rights)
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Code Aurora:ACDB Audio Driver
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS6.74%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-10-06
Published 2022-09-15
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 2
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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