VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-5173

CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.31%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-10-24
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

The random-number generator in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 provides lengthy exclusive access for processing of large requests, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (temporary generator outage) via an application that requires many random numbers.

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