CVE-2013-3950 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

A stack-based buffer overflow in iOS dyld allows attackers to facilitate untethering attacks via a crafted environment variable.

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

What is CVE-2013-3950?

CVE-2013-3950 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 5 Jun 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the openSharedCacheFile function in dyld.cpp in dyld in Apple iOS 5.1.x and 6.x through 6.1.3 makes it easier for attackers to conduct untethering attacks via a long string in the DYLD_SHARED_CACHE_DIR environment variable.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3950?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Iphone Os.

How do I fix CVE-2013-3950?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3950 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2013-3950 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3950 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jhhj-m43q-gw88.

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