CVE-2013-5165 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2013-5165?

CVE-2013-5165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 24 Oct 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

socketfilterfw in Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly implement the --blockApp option, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a network connection to an application for which blocking was configured.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5165?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-5165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-xvjj-hpv8-263f.