CVE-2013-5172 | BDVDB-2026-58155 Detail

Description#

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly determine the output length for SHA-2 digest function calls, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) by triggering a digest operation, as demonstrated by an IPSec connection.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12013-10-24Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.