CVE-2013-5178

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 24, 2013
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2013-5178: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix