PT-2013-5418 · Apple · Macos X
Jaakko Pero
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Published
2013-10-24
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Updated
2013-10-25
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CVE-2013-5173
CVSS v2.0
2.1
Low
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
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.
Fix
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Weakness Enumeration
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Affected Products
Macos X