First published: Wed Apr 23 2014(Updated: )
Heimdal, as used in Apple OS X through 10.9.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abort and daemon exit) via ASN.1 data encountered in the Kerberos 5 protocol.
Credit: product-security@apple.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple iOS and macOS | <=10.9.2 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.9 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.9.1 |
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CVE-2014-1316 has been classified with a high severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service.
CVE-2014-1316 allows remote attackers to exploit ASN.1 data in the Kerberos 5 protocol, leading to application aborts and daemon exits.
CVE-2014-1316 affects Apple OS X versions up to and including 10.9.2.
To address CVE-2014-1316, update your Apple Mac OS X to a later version beyond 10.9.2.
CVE-2014-1316 is primarily a risk for users running macOS versions 10.9 and earlier.