SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-5165

socketfilterfw in Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly implement the --blockApp option, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a network connection to an application for which blocking…

MEDIUM 6.4EPSS 1.64%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.64%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

socketfilterfw in Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly implement the --blockApp option, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a network connection to an application for which blocking was configured.

CVSS 2.0
6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
EPSS
1.64% probability · 75th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
apple/mac os x
Source
product-security@apple.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.