What is the severity of CVE-2013-5176?

CVE-2013-5176 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5176?

To mitigate CVE-2013-5176, users should update their Apple Mac OS X to version 10.9 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2013-5176?

CVE-2013-5176 affects local users on Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.9.

What type of attack is CVE-2013-5176 associated with?

CVE-2013-5176 is associated with a denial of service attack that can cause a system hang.

What is the impact of CVE-2013-5176 on my system?

The impact of CVE-2013-5176 is that it allows local users to trigger a truncation error, leading to instability in the system.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2013-5176

medium

4.9

CWE

189

24/10/2013

16/9/2024

CVE-2013-5176

First published: Thu Oct 24 2013(Updated: )

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly handle integer values during unspecified tty device operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by triggering a truncation error.

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-2013-5176?
CVE-2013-5176 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5176?
To mitigate CVE-2013-5176, users should update their Apple Mac OS X to version 10.9 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2013-5176?
CVE-2013-5176 affects local users on Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.9.
What type of attack is CVE-2013-5176 associated with?
CVE-2013-5176 is associated with a denial of service attack that can cause a system hang.
What is the impact of CVE-2013-5176 on my system?
The impact of CVE-2013-5176 is that it allows local users to trigger a truncation error, leading to instability in the system.

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