PT-2013-4758 · Apple · Macos X

Stefan Esser · Published 2013-06-05 · Updated 2013-10-11 · CVE-2013-3953

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X version 10.8.x

Description The issue concerns the mach port space info function in the XNU kernel, which fails to initialize a certain structure member. This allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by making a crafted call.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X version 10.8.x, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent local users from obtaining sensitive information from kernel heap memory.

Exploit

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-3953

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 6

• 🔥 http://antid0te.com/syscan_2013/SyScan2013_Mountain_Lion_iOS_Vulnerabilities_Garage_Sale_Whitepaper.pdf · Exploit
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3953 · Security Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934 · Note
• http://syscan.org/index.php/sg/program/day/2 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1029054 · Note