What is the severity of CVE-2013-5189?

CVE-2013-5189 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability that affects certain versions of Apple Mac OS X.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5189?

To fix CVE-2013-5189, upgrade your Apple Mac OS X to version 10.9 or later.

What versions of Apple Mac OS X are affected by CVE-2013-5189?

CVE-2013-5189 affects Apple Mac OS X versions before 10.9, specifically 10.8.5 and earlier.

What does CVE-2013-5189 allow attackers to do?

CVE-2013-5189 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions due to the failure to preserve administrative settings.

Are security updates available for CVE-2013-5189?

Yes, security updates addressing CVE-2013-5189 are available through Apple for later versions of Mac OS X.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2013-5189

medium

5.8

CWE

264

24/10/2013

17/9/2024

CVE-2013-5189

First published: Thu Oct 24 2013(Updated: )

Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not preserve a certain administrative system-preferences setting across software updates, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging an unintended security configuration after the completion of an update.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5189?
CVE-2013-5189 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability that affects certain versions of Apple Mac OS X.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5189?
To fix CVE-2013-5189, upgrade your Apple Mac OS X to version 10.9 or later.
What versions of Apple Mac OS X are affected by CVE-2013-5189?
CVE-2013-5189 affects Apple Mac OS X versions before 10.9, specifically 10.8.5 and earlier.
What does CVE-2013-5189 allow attackers to do?
CVE-2013-5189 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions due to the failure to preserve administrative settings.
Are security updates available for CVE-2013-5189?
Yes, security updates addressing CVE-2013-5189 are available through Apple for later versions of Mac OS X.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5189?
CVE-2013-5189 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability that affects certain versions of Apple Mac OS X.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5189?
To fix CVE-2013-5189, upgrade your Apple Mac OS X to version 10.9 or later.
What versions of Apple Mac OS X are affected by CVE-2013-5189?
CVE-2013-5189 affects Apple Mac OS X versions before 10.9, specifically 10.8.5 and earlier.
What does CVE-2013-5189 allow attackers to do?
CVE-2013-5189 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions due to the failure to preserve administrative settings.
Are security updates available for CVE-2013-5189?
Yes, security updates addressing CVE-2013-5189 are available through Apple for later versions of Mac OS X.