Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU42803

Buffer overflow in macOS Server and macOS - CVE-2013-0984

Published: June 5, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU42803

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0984

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Directory Service in Apple Mac OS X through 10.6.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted message.

Affected software

macOS Server
macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2013-0984

Install update from vendor's website.

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #4448 - Apple Mac OSX Server - DirectoryService Buffer Overflow (August 11, 2020)

External References