National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2013-0964

Overview

The kernel in Apple iOS before 6.1 and Apple TV before 5.2 does not properly validate copyin and copyout arguments, which allows local users to bypass intended pointer restrictions and access locations in the first kernel-memory page by specifying a length of less than one page.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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External Source: BID

Name: 57595

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57595

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5643

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5643

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5642

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5642

External Source: OSVDB

Name: 89659

Hyperlink:http://osvdb.org/89659

External Source: APPLE

Name: APPLE-SA-2013-01-28-2

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jan/msg00001.html

External Source: APPLE

Name: APPLE-SA-2013-01-28-1

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jan/msg00000.html