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CVE-2013-3954

🗓️ 05 Jun 2013 14:39:57Reported by [email protected]Type 
nvd
 nvd🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 18 Views

The posix_spawn system call in XNU kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.x does not properly validate data for file actions and port actions, leading to denial of service and sensitive information exposure

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Detection
Refs
ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
Tenable Nessus		Apple iOS < 7.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
20 Sep 201100:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Mac OS X < 10.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities
25 Oct 201300:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Apple TV < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
1 Oct 201300:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Apple iOS < 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
19 Sep 201300:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Mac OS X 10.x < 10.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)
23 Oct 201300:00
–nessus
CVE		CVE-2013-3954
5 Jun 201310:00
–cve
Cvelist		CVE-2013-3954
5 Jun 201310:00
–cvelist
EUVD		EUVD-2013-3886
7 Oct 202500:30
–euvd
OpenVAS		Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities - 01 (Jan 2014)
20 Jan 201400:00
–openvas
Prion		Design/Logic Flaw
5 Jun 201314:39
–prion
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NVD
Node
applemac_os_xMatch10.8.0
OR
applemac_os_xMatch10.8.1
OR
applemac_os_xMatch10.8.2
OR
applemac_os_xMatch10.8.3
OR
applemac_os_xMatch10.8.4
Node
appleiphone_osRange≤6.1.4
OR
appleiphone_osMatch1.0.0
OR
appleiphone_osMatch1.0.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch1.0.2
OR
appleiphone_osMatch1.1.0
OR
appleiphone_osMatch1.1.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch1.1.2
OR
appleiphone_osMatch1.1.3
OR
appleiphone_osMatch1.1.4
OR
appleiphone_osMatch1.1.5
OR
appleiphone_osMatch2.0
OR
appleiphone_osMatch2.0.0
OR
appleiphone_osMatch2.0.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch2.0.2
OR
appleiphone_osMatch2.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch2.1.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch2.2
OR
appleiphone_osMatch2.2.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch3.0
OR
appleiphone_osMatch3.0.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch3.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch3.1.2
OR
appleiphone_osMatch3.1.3
OR
appleiphone_osMatch3.2
OR
appleiphone_osMatch3.2.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch3.2.2
OR
appleiphone_osMatch4.0
OR
appleiphone_osMatch4.0.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch4.0.2
OR
appleiphone_osMatch4.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch4.2.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch4.2.5
OR
appleiphone_osMatch4.2.8
OR
appleiphone_osMatch4.3.0
OR
appleiphone_osMatch4.3.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch4.3.2
OR
appleiphone_osMatch4.3.3
OR
appleiphone_osMatch4.3.5
OR
appleiphone_osMatch5.0
OR
appleiphone_osMatch5.0.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch5.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch5.1.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch6.0
OR
appleiphone_osMatch6.0.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch6.0.2
OR
appleiphone_osMatch6.1
OR
appleiphone_osMatch6.1.2
OR
appleiphone_osMatch6.1.3

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29 Apr 2026 01:13Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 26.9
EPSS0.00048
CWE-20
xnu kernel apple mac os x 10.8.x posix_spawn system call denial of service sensitive information exposure.
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