CVE-2013-5189

Medium

Description

Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not preserve a certain administrative system-preferences setting across software updates, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging an unintended security configuration after the completion of an update.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.8
Exploit probability—
ProductApple Mac Os X
PublishedOct 24, 2013
First seenOct 24, 2013

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apple mac_os_xv ≤ 10.8.5, 10.8.0, 10.8.1, 10.8.2, 10.8.3, 10.8.4, 10.8.5—

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