Format string error in Apple Remote Desktop and macOS - CVE-2013-5135

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Format string error in Apple Remote Desktop and macOS - CVE-2013-5135

Published: October 24, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42452
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5135
CWE-ID: CWE-134
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple Remote Desktop
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Format string vulnerability in Screen Sharing Server in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 and Apple Remote Desktop before 3.5.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a VNC username.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-5135

Install update from vendor's website.

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