CVE-2013-5184 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.7 Published Updated

Remote attackers within Wi-Fi range can crash macOS systems by sending malformed multicast packets, requiring OS updates to fix.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-5184?

CVE-2013-5184 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, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly check for errors during the processing of multicast Wi-Fi packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging presence in an 802.11 network's coverage area.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5184?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5184?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5184 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-2013-5184 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5184 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-rrjj-mw48-hvmw.

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