CVE-2013-5173
N/A
Published: October 24, 2013 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:58 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
The random-number generator in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 provides lengthy exclusive access for processing of large requests, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (temporary generator outage) via an application that requires many random numbers.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-310
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