CVE-2013-3954
The posix_spawn system call in the XNU kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.x does not properly validate the data for file actions and port actions, which allows local users to (1) cause a denial of service (panic) via a size value that is inconsistent with a header count field, or (2) obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory via a certain size value in conjunction with a crafted buffer.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (36th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2013-3886)
- Published
- June 5, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-3886 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / iphone os
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- apple / mac os x
- apple / mac os x
and 3 more…
References
- http://antid0te.com/syscan_2013/SyScan2013_Mountain_Lion_iOS_Vulnerabilities_Garage_Sale_Whitepaper.pdf(Exploit)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029054
- http://www.syscan.org/index.php/sg/program/day/2
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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