CVE - CVE-2013-3954

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-3954	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The posix_spawn system call in the XNU kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.x does not properly validate the data for file actions and port actions, which allows local users to (1) cause a denial of service (panic) via a size value that is inconsistent with a header count field, or (2) obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory via a certain size value in conjunction with a crafted buffer.
References
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APPLE:APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html APPLE:APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html CONFIRM:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934 MISC:http://antid0te.com/syscan_2013/SyScan2013_Mountain_Lion_iOS_Vulnerabilities_Garage_Sale_Whitepaper.pdf MISC:http://www.syscan.org/index.php/sg/program/day/2 SECTRACK:1029054 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029054 SECUNIA:54886 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20130605	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20130605)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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