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 Nov 16, 2013
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.73%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
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.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.73% (0.00735) | 52.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.79% (0.00788) | 51.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00403) | 58.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 39.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 24.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 22.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 50.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 41.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 75.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 54.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0033.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0051.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2013110059 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6799 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6799
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6799
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0033.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0051.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2013110059 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6799 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6799 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6799 |
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