PT-2013-5421 · Apple · Macos X
Published
2013-10-24
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Updated
2013-10-24
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CVE-2013-5176
CVSS v2.0
4.9
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Mac OS X versions prior to 10.9
Description
The issue is related to the kernel's handling of integer values during certain tty device operations. This can lead to a denial of service, causing the system to hang, when a local user triggers a truncation error.
Recommendations
For 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