CVE-2013-3955

high

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.

References

http://www.syscan.org/index.php/sg/program/day/2

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029054

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-06-05

Updated: 2013-10-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High