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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component TTY Read Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
Integer signedness error in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted tty read operation.
The weakness was presented 10/22/2013 with CESG as APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3 as confirmed mailinglist post (Apple Security Mailinglist). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. The mailinglist post contains:
An integer sign issue existed in the handling of tty reads. This issue was addressed through improved handling of tty reads.The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-5174 since 08/15/2013. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70561 (Mac OS X 10.x < 10.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 10.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (88214) and Tenable (70561). See 10327, 10946, 10932 and 10931 for similar entries.
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Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 70561
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.x < 10.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3
Organization: CESG
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2013-5174 (🔍)
X-Force: 88214
Vulnerability Center: 44300 - Apple Mac OS X <10.9 Local DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted Tty Read Operation, Medium
SecurityFocus: 63329 - Apple Mac OS X Kernel tty Read Handling Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 10/23/2013 17:41Updated: 05/31/2021 16:49
Changes: 10/23/2013 17:41 (69), 05/26/2017 13:47 (2), 05/31/2021 16:49 (3)
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