CVE-2013-5172

published 2013-10-24

CVE-2013-5172: The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly determine the output length for SHA-2 digest function calls, which allows context-dependent…

Priority P4 25 high 7.1 CVSS 2.0

AV N AC M Au N C N I N A C

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly determine the output length for SHA-2 digest function calls, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) by triggering a digest operation, as demonstrated by an IPSec connection.

Affected

7 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
apple	mac_os_x	<= 10.8.5	—
apple	mac_os_x	—	—
apple	mac_os_x	—	—
apple	mac_os_x	—	—
apple	mac_os_x	—	—
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