CVE-2013-5143 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 24 Oct 2013 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Man-in-the-middle attackers can hijack RADIUS sessions by exploiting a weak fallback certificate selection in Apple OS X Server.

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-2013-5143?

CVE-2013-5143 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The RADIUS service in Server App in Apple OS X Server before 3.0 selects a fallback X.509 certificate in unspecified circumstances, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to hijack RADIUS sessions by leveraging knowledge of the private key that matches this fallback certificate.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5143?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5143?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5143 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-5143 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5143 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vx62-2fm4-r5vw.