CVE-2013-5184

high

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.

References

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-10-24

Updated: 2013-10-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.7

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High