CVE-2013-3951 Security feature bypass in n/a
Local attackers can bypass stack cookie randomization in Apple iOS and Mac OS X libc, enabling privilege escalation or untethering attacks.
- 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-2013-3951?
CVE-2013-3951 is a medium-severity 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
sys/openbsd/stack_protector.c in libc in Apple iOS 6.1.3 and Mac OS X 10.8.x does not properly parse the Apple strings employed in the user-space stack-cookie implementation, which allows local users to bypass cookie randomization by executing a program with a call-path beginning with the stack-guard= substring, as demonstrated by an iOS untethering attack or an attack against a setuid Mac OS X program.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3951?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2013-3951?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3951 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-3951 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3951 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-77m7-6q2g-65ff.