SB2013111809 - Buffer overflow in Apple MAC OS X
Published: November 18, 2013 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013111809
Severity
Medium
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) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6799)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Apple Mac OS X 10.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or panic) by creating a hard link to a directory. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-0105.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.