CVE-2013-5155 Denial of service in n/a
A malicious application can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in the iOS Sandbox subsystem by writing crafted values to /dev/random.
- 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-2013-5155?
CVE-2013-5155 is a high-severity denial of service 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
The Sandbox subsystem in Apple iOS before 7 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an application that writes crafted values to /dev/random.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5155?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5155?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5155 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-2013-5155 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5155 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mggx-mjg5-9fxj.