Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2013-6799 (CCN-88626)

Assigned:2013-11-07
Published:2013-11-07
Updated:2013-11-20
Summary:Apple Mac OS X 10.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or panic) by creating a hard link to a directory.
Note: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-0105.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.2 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:4.7 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
4.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit
20131107 Apple MacOSX 10.9 Hard Link Memory Corruption

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Nov 07 2013 - 16:50:59 CST
Apple MacOSX 10.9 Hard Link Memory Corruption

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit
20131108 Re: Apple MacOSX 10.9 Hard Link Memory Corruption

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2013-6799

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit
http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2013110059

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About the security content of OS X Server v3.0

Source: CCN
Type: BID-63612
Apple Mac OS X Hard Link Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
applemacosx-hard-links-dos(88626)

Source: CCN
Type: Packet Storm Security [10-26-2015]
MacOS X 10.11 Hardlink Resource Exhaustion

Source: CCN
Type: Packet Storm Security [12-08-2015]
Mac OS X 10.11 FTS Buffer Overflow

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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