# CVE-2013-5145: Missing authorization in n/a

> Local attackers can bypass authorization checks in kextd to load or unload kernel extensions, leading to privilege escalation or code execution on iOS devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Sep 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hv3v-gmgw-4c5p

## What is CVE-2013-5145?

CVE-2013-5145 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 19 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

kextd in Kext Management in Apple iOS before 7 does not properly verify authorization for IPC messages, which allows local users to (1) load or (2) unload kernel extensions via a crafted message.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5145?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apple Iphone Os.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-5145?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5145 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-5145 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5145 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os

- [CVE-2021-30666](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30666/): Apple iOS WebKit Buffer Overflow (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-30761](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30761/): Apple iOS WebKit Memory Corruption (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-30762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30762/): Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-4657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4657/): Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-7286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7286/): Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-5145 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-5145 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 19 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5145 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Iphone Os. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5145/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5145/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5145
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5145
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-5145

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