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CVE-2013-5142
The kernel in Apple iOS before 7 does not initialize unspecified kernel data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive…
Medium4.9EPSS 0.35%
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- apple
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 1029054 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2013-09-18-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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