What is the severity of CVE-2013-5168?

CVE-2013-5168 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5168?

To mitigate CVE-2013-5168, users should update their system to Mac OS X 10.9 or later.

Which versions of Mac OS X are affected by CVE-2013-5168?

CVE-2013-5168 affects Mac OS X versions prior to 10.9, specifically 10.8.0 to 10.8.5.

Is CVE-2013-5168 a zero-day exploit?

CVE-2013-5168 is not a zero-day exploit as it was publicly disclosed and patches were made available.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2013-5168

medium

6.8

CWE

24/10/2013

16/9/2024

CVE-2013-5168: Input Validation

Q: How does CVE-2013-5168 affect user security?

CVE-2013-5168 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary applications on affected systems.

First published: Thu Oct 24 2013(Updated: )

Console in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary applications by triggering a log entry with a crafted attached URL.

Credit: product-security@apple.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
macOS Yosemite	<=10.8.5
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
macOS Yosemite	=10.8.5

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Reference Links

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5168?
CVE-2013-5168 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How does CVE-2013-5168 affect user security?
CVE-2013-5168 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary applications on affected systems.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5168?
To mitigate CVE-2013-5168, users should update their system to Mac OS X 10.9 or later.
Which versions of Mac OS X are affected by CVE-2013-5168?
CVE-2013-5168 affects Mac OS X versions prior to 10.9, specifically 10.8.0 to 10.8.5.
Is CVE-2013-5168 a zero-day exploit?
CVE-2013-5168 is not a zero-day exploit as it was publicly disclosed and patches were made available.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5168?
CVE-2013-5168 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How does CVE-2013-5168 affect user security?
CVE-2013-5168 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary applications on affected systems.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5168?
To mitigate CVE-2013-5168, users should update their system to Mac OS X 10.9 or later.
Which versions of Mac OS X are affected by CVE-2013-5168?
CVE-2013-5168 affects Mac OS X versions prior to 10.9, specifically 10.8.0 to 10.8.5.
Is CVE-2013-5168 a zero-day exploit?
CVE-2013-5168 is not a zero-day exploit as it was publicly disclosed and patches were made available.