CVE-2013-5184
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.7
Description
The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly check for errors during the processing of multicast Wi-Fi packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging presence in an 802.11 network's coverage area.
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 | 10.8.0 | affected | |
| macos | 10.8.1 | affected | |
| macos | 10.8.2 | affected | |
| macos | 10.8.3 | affected | |
| macos | 10.8.4 | affected | |
| macos | 10.8.5 | affected | |
References
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.