CVE-2013-3949 describes a vulnerability in the XNU kernel of Apple Mac OS X 10.8.x, where the posix_spawn system call fails to restrict the use of specific flags (_POSIX_SPAWN_DISABLE_ASLR and _POSIX_SPAWN_ALLOW_DATA_EXEC) with setuid/setgid programs. This flaw allows local users to bypass access restrictions by employing a wrapper program that manipulates these flags. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), indicating local access, low attack complexity, and a potential impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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