Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 Kernel numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2013-5177. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Kernel. 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. CVE summarizes:

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via an invalid iovec structure.

The weakness was released 10/22/2013 with CESG 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 handled as CVE-2013-5177 since 08/15/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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 (88228), Tenable (70561), SecurityFocus (BID 63339†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44297†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-10327, VDB-10946, VDB-10932 and VDB-10931. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

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License

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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 70561
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.x < 10.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9

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08/15/2013 🔍
10/22/2013 +68 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3
Organization: CESG
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-5177 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5177
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10916
X-Force: 88228
SecurityFocus: 63339 - Apple Mac OS X CVE-2013-5177 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 44297 - Apple Mac OS X <10.9 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability, 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 17:21
Changes: 10/23/2013 17:41 (68), 05/26/2017 04:03 (2), 05/31/2021 17:21 (3)
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