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CVE-2013-5165

socketfilterfw in Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly implement the --blockApp option, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a network connection to an application for which blocking was configured.

Published

2013-10-24T03:48:48.973

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System apple mac_os_x ≤ 10.8.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.8.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.8.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.8.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.8.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.8.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.8.5 Yes
References