CVE-2013-6799

Published: Nov 18, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.7

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

Description

Apple Mac OS X 10.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or panic) by creating a hard link to a directory. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-0105.

Affected (1)

Products: Apple: Mac Os X

Apple

1 product

Mac Os X

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.9

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (6)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0033.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0051.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2013110059

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0033.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0051.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2013110059

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

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