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CVE-2013-5185

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-5185 describes a vulnerability in the ldapsearch command-line program within OpenLDAP on Apple Mac OS X before version 10.9. This flaw allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by exploiting improper processing of the minssf configuration setting, leading to unintended weak encryption and network sniffing. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and a potential impact of partial confidentiality loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.90%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
55.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0089 is in the 13th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
Vendor Advisory