CVE-2013-3954

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 None
Description
The posix_spawn system call in the XNU kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.x does not properly validate the data for file actions and port actions, which allows local users to (1) cause a denial of service (panic) via a size value that is inconsistent with a header count field, or (2) obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory via a certain size value in conjunction with a crafted buffer.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2013-3954
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2013-06-05T14:39:57
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2013-10-31T03:34:37
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 6.1.4
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 6.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.syscan.org/index.php/sg/program/day/2
http://antid0te.com/syscan_2013/SyScan2013_Mountain_Lion_iOS_Vulnerabilities_Garage_Sale_Whitepaper.pdf Exploit
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029054
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3954
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-3954
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 10:40:26 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-01 18:41:34 2013-06-05T14:39Z 2013-06-05T14:39:57 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-01 18:41:34 2013-10-31T03:34:37 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-01 18:41:34 Modified Vulnerability Status updated