CVE-2013-0978

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-03-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The ARM prefetch abort handler in the kernel in Apple iOS before 6.1.3 and Apple TV before 5.2.1 does not ensure that it has been invoked in an abort context, which makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via crafted code.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: through 6.1.2; 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2 (+39)
Apple tvOS: through 5.2.0; 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1.0 (+22)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00004.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00005.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5702
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5704
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00004.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00005.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5702
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5704

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