VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2013-5178
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.04%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-10-24
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Description
LaunchServices in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly restrict Unicode characters in filenames, which allows context-dependent attackers to spoof file extensions via a crafted character sequence.
Primary references
- product-security@apple.com — Vendor Advisory
- product-security@apple.com
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108