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CVE-2013-3955

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20 Input Validation
Publication date:
05/06/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

The get_xattrinfo function in the XNU kernel in Apple iOS 5.x and 6.x through 6.1.3 on iPad devices does not properly validate the header of an AppleDouble file, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or have unspecified other impact via an invalid file on an msdosfs filesystem.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.20 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
6.20
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipad_mini:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:apple:ipad2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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