Input validation error in macOS - CVE-2013-1029
Published: September 16, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42571
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1029
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted IGMP packets that leverage incorrect, extraneous code in the IGMP parser.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2013-1029
Install update from vendor's website.