CVE-2013-5166 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published 24 Oct 2013 Updated 16 Sep 2024

A local attacker can crash the macOS system by exploiting a premature interface deletion in the Bluetooth USB host controller.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2013-5166?

CVE-2013-5166 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 24 Oct 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Bluetooth USB host controller in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 prematurely deletes interfaces, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5166?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5166?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5166 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-2013-5166 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5166 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-684v-hqq7-865x.