What is the severity of CVE-2013-3949?

CVE-2013-3949 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2013-3949?

To fix CVE-2013-3949, it's recommended to upgrade to a non-affected version of macOS, preferably a version later than 10.8.4.

Who is affected by CVE-2013-3949?

CVE-2013-3949 affects users running Mac OS X versions 10.8.0 to 10.8.4.

What kind of attack can exploit CVE-2013-3949?

CVE-2013-3949 can be exploited by local users through a wrapper program to bypass access restrictions.

What components of macOS are impacted by CVE-2013-3949?

CVE-2013-3949 impacts the posix_spawn system call within the XNU kernel of macOS.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2013-3949

low

2.1

CWE

264

5/6/2013

16/9/2024

CVE-2013-3949

First published: Wed Jun 05 2013(Updated: )

The posix_spawn system call in the XNU kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.x does not prevent use of the _POSIX_SPAWN_DISABLE_ASLR and _POSIX_SPAWN_ALLOW_DATA_EXEC flags for setuid and setgid programs, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a wrapper program that calls the posix_spawnattr_setflags function.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
macOS Yosemite	=10.8.0
macOS Yosemite	=10.8.1
macOS Yosemite	=10.8.2
macOS Yosemite	=10.8.3
macOS Yosemite	=10.8.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-3949?
CVE-2013-3949 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2013-3949?
To fix CVE-2013-3949, it's recommended to upgrade to a non-affected version of macOS, preferably a version later than 10.8.4.
Who is affected by CVE-2013-3949?
CVE-2013-3949 affects users running Mac OS X versions 10.8.0 to 10.8.4.
What kind of attack can exploit CVE-2013-3949?
CVE-2013-3949 can be exploited by local users through a wrapper program to bypass access restrictions.
What components of macOS are impacted by CVE-2013-3949?
CVE-2013-3949 impacts the posix_spawn system call within the XNU kernel of macOS.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-3949?
CVE-2013-3949 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2013-3949?
To fix CVE-2013-3949, it's recommended to upgrade to a non-affected version of macOS, preferably a version later than 10.8.4.
Who is affected by CVE-2013-3949?
CVE-2013-3949 affects users running Mac OS X versions 10.8.0 to 10.8.4.
What kind of attack can exploit CVE-2013-3949?
CVE-2013-3949 can be exploited by local users through a wrapper program to bypass access restrictions.
What components of macOS are impacted by CVE-2013-3949?
CVE-2013-3949 impacts the posix_spawn system call within the XNU kernel of macOS.