CVE-2012-0649 Race condition in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit a race condition in macOS Bluetooth initialization to gain elevated privileges via temporary file manipulation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-0649?

CVE-2012-0649 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 11 May 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Race condition in the initialization routine in blued in Bluetooth in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.4 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving a temporary file.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0649?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0649?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0649 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-0649 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0649 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-56xm-mxwc-qp9q.

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