CVE-2013-5174 is an integer signedness error in the Apple Mac OS X kernel, affecting versions prior to 10.9. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service (system crash) through a specially crafted tty read operation. With a CVSS score of 4.9, it has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to a complete system outage. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.