Vulnerability Details CVE-2013-3954
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 31.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 6.9
References
- http://antid0te.com/syscan_2013/SyScan2013_Mountain_Lion_iOS_Vulnerabilities_Garage_Sale_Whitepaper.pdf
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029054
- http://www.syscan.org/index.php/sg/program/day/2
- http://antid0te.com/syscan_2013/SyScan2013_Mountain_Lion_iOS_Vulnerabilities_Garage_Sale_Whitepaper.pdf
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029054
- http://www.syscan.org/index.php/sg/program/day/2
Products affected by CVE-2013-3954
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:-
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.3
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.10
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.5
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.6
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.7
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.8
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.9
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.0
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.3
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.4
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.5
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.0
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.0.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.1.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1.3
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1.4
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.0
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.1
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.2
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.3
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.4