Medium 5.7Published Oct 23, 2013

CVE-2013-5184The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly check for errors during the processing of multicast Wi-Fi packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash)…

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The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly check for errors during the processing of multicast Wi-Fi packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging presence in an 802.11 network's coverage area.

CVSS: 5.7 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	through 10.8.5; 10.8.0; 10.8.1; 10.8.2; 10.8.3; 10.8.4; 10.8.5	NVD

References

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html	vendor-advisory

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