MEDIUM
kextd in Kext Management in Apple iOS before 7 does not properly verify authorization for IPC messages, which allows local users to (1) load or (2) unload kernel extensions via a crafted message
Published Sep 19, 2013
6.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
kextd in Kext Management in Apple iOS before 7 does not properly verify authorization for IPC messages, which allows local users to (1) load or (2) unload kernel extensions via a crafted message.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 6.1.4
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 2.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.1
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.5
- 4.2.8
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.1
- 4.3.2
- 4.3.3
- 4.3.5
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.1
- 5.1.1
- 6.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.1
- 6.1.2
- 6.1.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.34% 0.00342
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00342
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 25.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 25.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00155) | 33.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54886 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029054 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/54886 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029054 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Sep 19, 2013
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 15, 2013
Link CVE-2013-5145
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a