// For flags

CVE-2013-6799

Apple Mac OSX 10.9 - Hard Link Memory Corruption

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

8
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Apple Mac OS X 10.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or panic) by creating a hard link to a directory. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-0105.

Apple Mac OS X permite a usuarios locales provocar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria o panic) mediante la creación de un hard link a un directorio. NOTA: esta vulnerabilidad existe por una solución incompleta para CVE-2010-0105.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in HFS, including a hard linking issue that can be used to trigger a denial of service condition.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2013-11-15 CVE Reserved
  • 2013-11-16 CVE Published
  • 2014-04-06 First Exploit
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Apple
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 Mac Os X
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 10.9
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Affected