CVE-2013-5178

N/A Unknown
Published: October 24, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

LaunchServices in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly restrict Unicode characters in filenames, which allows context-dependent attackers to spoof file extensions via a crafted character sequence.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
Source: product-security@apple.com
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150
Source: product-security@apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
49th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

apple