CVE-2013-5173

low

Description

The random-number generator in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 provides lengthy exclusive access for processing of large requests, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (temporary generator outage) via an application that requires many random numbers.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-10-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

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

Severity: Low