CVE-2013-1029 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash macOS systems by sending crafted IGMP packets due to a flaw in the kernel's IGMP parser.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-1029?

CVE-2013-1029 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 16 Sep 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted IGMP packets that leverage incorrect, extraneous code in the IGMP parser.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1029?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1029?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2013-1029 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1029 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-68g5-ph7c-c7jx.

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