Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 IOKitUser IOCatalogue null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8. The impacted element is the function IOCatalogue of the component IOKitUser. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-5138. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 (Operating System). Affected is the function IOCatalogue of the component IOKitUser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

IOCatalogue in IOKitUser in Apple iOS before 7 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and device crash) via a crafted application.

The weakness was presented 10/22/2013 by Will Estes as APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3 as confirmed mailinglist post (Apple Security Mailinglist). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-5138 since 08/15/2013. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70257 (Apple TV < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc..

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 (87255), Tenable (70257), SecurityFocus (BID 62520†), OSVDB (97434†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42744†). See VDB-8559, VDB-8792, VDB-8797 and VDB-8796 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Operating System

Vendor

Apple

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Mac OS X

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commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 70257
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9

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08/15/2013 🔍
09/18/2013 +34 days 🔍
09/19/2013 +1 days 🔍
10/22/2013 +33 days 🔍
10/22/2013 +0 days 🔍
10/23/2013 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2013 +69 days 🔍
05/31/2021 +2708 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3
Researcher: Will Estes
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5138 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5138
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10908
X-Force: 87255
SecurityFocus: 62520
OSVDB: 97434
SecurityTracker: 1029054
Vulnerability Center: 42744 - IOKitUser in Apple iOS <7 and Apple TV <6 Local DoS Vulnerability via Crafted App, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2013 17:41
Updated: 05/31/2021 16:00
Changes: 10/23/2013 17:41 (70), 05/18/2017 17:38 (1), 05/31/2021 15:54 (3), 05/31/2021 16:00 (1)
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