Apple Mac OS X CVE-2013-5186 Local Unauthorised Access Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	63316
Class:	Unknown
CVE:	CVE-2013-5186
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Oct 22 2013 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 22 2013 12:00AM
Credit:	David Herman at Sensible DB Design.
Vulnerable:	Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5 Apple Mac OS X 10.8.4 Apple Mac OS X 10.8.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.8.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.8.3 Apple Mac OS X 10.8
Not Vulnerable:	Apple Mac OS X 10.9

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2013-5186 Local Unauthorised Access Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to a local unauthorized access vulnerability.

An attacker with physical access can exploit this issue to gain unauthorized access. Successful exploits will lead to other attacks.

Note: This issue was previously covered in BID 63282 (Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities), but has been given its own record to better document it.

Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.9 are vulnerable.

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2013-5186 Local Unauthorised Access Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2013-5186 Local Unauthorised Access Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.