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CVE-2013-5176

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly handle integer values during unspecified tty device operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by triggering a truncation error.

Published

2013-10-24T03:48:49.190

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-189
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