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CVE-2013-0979

LOW · CVSS 1.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

lockdownd in Lockdown in Apple iOS before 6.1.3 does not properly consider file types during the permission-setting step of a backup restoration, which allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a backup that contains a pathname with a symlink.

Key facts

CVSS score
1.9 (v2.0)
Severity
LOW
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
0.3% (23th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2013-0990)
Published
March 20, 2013
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-0990 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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