VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-5178
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.04%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.04%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.04% probability · 62th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- apple/mac os x
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.