What is the severity of CVE-2013-5173?

CVE-2013-5173 has been identified as having a moderate severity level due to its potential to cause denial of service.

How does CVE-2013-5173 affect users?

CVE-2013-5173 allows local users to temporarily disrupt the random-number generator, affecting any application relying on random number generation.

How can I mitigate CVE-2013-5173?

Mitigation for CVE-2013-5173 involves upgrading to a patched version of Apple Mac OS X, specifically 10.9 or later.

Which versions of Mac OS X are affected by CVE-2013-5173?

CVE-2013-5173 impacts Apple Mac OS X versions earlier than 10.9, including versions 10.8.0 through 10.8.5.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-5173?

Yes, Apple has released a patch that addresses the vulnerability in Mac OS X 10.9 and later.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2013-5173

low

2.1

CWE

310

24/10/2013

17/9/2024

CVE-2013-5173

First published: Thu Oct 24 2013(Updated: )

The random-number generator in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 provides lengthy exclusive access for processing of large requests, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (temporary generator outage) via an application that requires many random numbers.

Credit: product-security@apple.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Apple iOS and macOS	<=10.8.5
Apple iOS and macOS	=10.8.0
Apple iOS and macOS	=10.8.1
Apple iOS and macOS	=10.8.2
Apple iOS and macOS	=10.8.3
Apple iOS and macOS	=10.8.4
Apple iOS and macOS	=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-2013-5173?
CVE-2013-5173 has been identified as having a moderate severity level due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How does CVE-2013-5173 affect users?
CVE-2013-5173 allows local users to temporarily disrupt the random-number generator, affecting any application relying on random number generation.
How can I mitigate CVE-2013-5173?
Mitigation for CVE-2013-5173 involves upgrading to a patched version of Apple Mac OS X, specifically 10.9 or later.
Which versions of Mac OS X are affected by CVE-2013-5173?
CVE-2013-5173 impacts Apple Mac OS X versions earlier than 10.9, including versions 10.8.0 through 10.8.5.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-5173?
Yes, Apple has released a patch that addresses the vulnerability in Mac OS X 10.9 and later.

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