Apple Mac OS X CVE-2013-5191 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:63344

Info

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2013-5191 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 63344
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2013-5191
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 22 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 22 2013 12:00AM
Credit: Sven-S. Porst
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

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2013-5191 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to local information-disclosure vulnerability.

Local attacker can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information that may lead to further 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.

These issues affect OS X versions prior to 10.9.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2013-5191 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An attacker requires local interactive access to exploit the issue.

Solution / Fix

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2013-5191 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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

References

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2013-5191 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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