SB2013060510 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apple MAC OS X
Published: June 5, 2013 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013060510
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-3952)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
The fill_pipeinfo function in bsd/kern/sys_pipe.c in the XNU kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.x allows local users to defeat the KASLR protection mechanism via the PROC_PIDFDPIPEINFO option to the proc_info system call for a kernel pipe handle.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.