SB2013060508 - Improper Authentication in Apple MAC OS X
Published: June 5, 2013 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013060508
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0985)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Disk Management in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.4 does not properly authenticate attempts to disable FileVault, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (loss of encryption functionality) via an unspecified command line.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.