Vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X

CVE-2013-5172

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly determine the output length for SHA-2 digest function calls, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) by triggering a digest operation, as demonstrated by an IPSec connection.

EPSS: 0.011 (62.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.8.0, 10.8.1, 10.8.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References