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CVE-2013-6799 json

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.

published 2013-11-16 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-6601

cvss
4.7
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-32754)

Exploit prediction

0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-32754 Apple Mac OSX 10.9 - Hard Link Memory Corruption dos, 2014-04-08
  • cxsecurity.com http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2013110059 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0033.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0051.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.7 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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