Apple · Macos X · CVE-2013-5173
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Mac OS X versions prior to 10.9
**Description**
The issue is related to the random-number generator in the kernel, which provides lengthy exclusive access for processing large requests. This allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a temporary generator outage, by using an application that requires many random numbers.
**Recommendations**
For Mac OS X versions prior to 10.9, update to version 10.9 or later to resolve the issue.