CVE-2013-5142

iPhone OS < 7 - Uninitialized Kernel Memory Exposure via msgctl or segctl API

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 7 does not initialize unspecified kernel data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via the (1) msgctl API or (2) segctl API.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029054
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0035
EPSS Percentile 27.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (48)
apple/iphone_os 1.0.0
apple/iphone_os 1.0.1
apple/iphone_os 1.0.2
apple/iphone_os 1.1.0
apple/iphone_os 1.1.1
apple/iphone_os 1.1.2
apple/iphone_os 1.1.3
apple/iphone_os 1.1.4
apple/iphone_os 1.1.5
apple/iphone_os 2.0
... and 38 more
Published Sep 19, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026