First published: Thu Oct 24 2013(Updated: )
Smart Card Services in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly implement certificate-revocation checks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Smart Card usage outage) by interfering with the revocation-check procedure.
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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CVE-2013-5190 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
To mitigate CVE-2013-5190, it is recommended to update to macOS versions after 10.8.5 that properly implement certificate-revocation checks.
CVE-2013-5190 affects Apple Mac OS X versions up to 10.8.5.
CVE-2013-5190 can lead to a Smart Card usage outage by failing to perform proper certificate-revocation checks.
There are no known workarounds for CVE-2013-5190; upgrading to a patched version is the best option.