Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2013-5171
Published: October 24, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42445
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5171
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
CoreGraphics in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 allows local users to bypass secure input mode and log an arbitrary application's keystrokes via a hotkey event registration.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-5171
Install update from vendor's website.