| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Apache. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-6438. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Apache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability.
The weakness was disclosed 04/08/2015 by Amin Tora (Neustar) as HT204659 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-6438 since 11/04/2013. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:
Multiple vulnerabilities existed in Apache versions prior to 2.4.10 and 2.2.29, including one that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. These issues were addressed by updating Apache to versions 2.4.10 and 2.2.29
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73248 (Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / current : httpd (SSA:2014-086-02)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Slackware Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 105728 (EOL/Obsolete Software: Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x).
Upgrading to version 10.10.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 20038.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (73248), SecurityFocus (BID 66303†), Secunia (SA59345†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032048†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43719†). The entries VDB-4353, VDB-4352, VDB-4548 and VDB-4582 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 73248
Nessus Name: Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / current : httpd (SSA:2014-086-02)
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OpenVAS ID: 881919
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for httpd CESA-2014:0369 centos5
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: MacOS X 10.10.3
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Timeline
11/04/2013 🔍03/17/2014 🔍
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03/31/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT204659
Researcher: Amin Tora (Neustar)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-6438 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6438
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74702
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SecurityFocus: 66303 - Apache HTTP Server Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 59345 - Red Hat update for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1032048 - Apple OS X Multiple Bugs Let Remote and Local Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 43719 - [cpujul2014-1972956, cpujan2015-1972971] Apache HTTP Server <2.4.9 and Oracle SGD and Apple MacOS X <10.10 Remote DoS in mod_dav, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 04/10/2015 10:22Updated: 09/22/2022 15:30
Changes: 04/10/2015 10:22 (73), 05/24/2017 09:11 (20), 05/03/2022 09:20 (3), 05/03/2022 09:23 (1), 09/22/2022 15:30 (1)
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