6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
5.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
antid0te.com/syscan_2013/SyScan2013_Mountain_Lion_iOS_Vulnerabilities_Garage_Sale_Whitepaper.pdf
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
secunia.com/advisories/54886
support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
www.securitytracker.com/id/1029054
www.syscan.org/index.php/sg/program/day/2