FKIE_CVE-2013-5189

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-10-24 03:48 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:58
Severity
Summary
Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not preserve a certain administrative system-preferences setting across software updates, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging an unintended security configuration after the completion of an update.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple mac_os_x *
apple mac_os_x 10.8.0
apple mac_os_x 10.8.1
apple mac_os_x 10.8.2
apple mac_os_x 10.8.3
apple mac_os_x 10.8.4
apple mac_os_x 10.8.5
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