CVE-2013-0979
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
1.9
Description
lockdownd in Lockdown in Apple iOS before 6.1.3 does not properly consider file types during the permission-setting step of a backup restoration, which allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a backup that contains a pathname with a symlink.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| macos | affected | | |
| macos | 1.0.0 | affected | |
| macos | 1.0.1 | affected | |
| macos | 1.0.2 | affected | |
| macos | 1.1.0 | affected | |
| macos | 1.1.1 | affected | |
| macos | 1.1.2 | affected | |
| macos | 1.1.3 | affected | |
| macos | 1.1.4 | affected | |
| macos | 1.1.5 | affected | |
| macos | 2.0 | affected | |
| macos | 2.0.0 | affected | |
| macos | 2.0.1 | affected | |
| macos | 2.0.2 | affected | |
| macos | 2.1 | affected | |
| macos | 2.1.1 | affected | |
| macos | 2.2 | affected | |
| macos | 2.2.1 | affected | |
| macos | 3.0 | affected | |
| macos | 3.0.1 | affected | |
| macos | 3.1 | affected | |
| macos | 3.1.2 | affected | |
| macos | 3.1.3 | affected | |
| macos | 3.2 | affected | |
| macos | 3.2.1 | affected | |
| macos | 3.2.2 | affected | |
| macos | 4.0 | affected | |
| macos | 4.0.1 | affected | |
| macos | 4.0.2 | affected | |
| macos | 4.1 | affected | |
| macos | 4.2.1 | affected | |
| macos | 4.2.5 | affected | |
| macos | 4.2.8 | affected | |
| macos | 4.3.0 | affected | |
| macos | 4.3.1 | affected | |
| macos | 4.3.2 | affected | |
| macos | 4.3.3 | affected | |
| macos | 4.3.5 | affected | |
| macos | 5.0 | affected | |
| macos | 5.0.1 | affected | |
| macos | 5.1 | affected | |
| macos | 5.1.1 | affected | |
| macos | 6.0 | affected | |
| macos | 6.0.1 | affected | |
| macos | 6.0.2 | affected | |
| macos | 6.1 | affected | |
References
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.