CVE-2013-5172

Severity

71%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

115%

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly determine the output length for SHA-2 digest function calls, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) by triggering a digest operation, as demonstrated by an IPSec connection.

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly determine the output length for SHA-2 digest function calls, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) by triggering a digest operation, as demonstrated by an IPSec connection.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.1. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C).

Overview

Type

Apple Mac OS X

First reported 11 years ago

2013-10-24 03:48:00

Last updated 11 years ago

2013-10-24 15:09:00

Affected Software

Apple Mac OS X 10.8.0

10.8.0

Apple Mac OS X 10.8.1

10.8.1

Apple Mac OS X 10.8.2

10.8.2

Apple Mac OS X 10.8.3

10.8.3

Apple Mac OS X 10.8.4

10.8.4

Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5

10.8.5

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