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CVE-2013-0981

CVE detail

CVE-2013-0981

The IOUSBDeviceFamily driver in the USB implementation in the kernel in Apple iOS before 6.1.3 and Apple TV before 5.2.1 accesses pipe object pointers that originated in userspace, which allows local users to gain privileges via crafted code.

CVSS 7.2 · HighBuzz score 11.9

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 11.9

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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

6.9

1 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

5.0

1 sources across 1 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

1 source links · newest first

Apple Fixes Screen Lock Bypass Bug With iOS 6.1.3 UpdateSecurityWeek
Apple on Tuesday released iOS 6.1.3 , the latest software update for iPhone and iPads, which fixes a security flaw that lets anyone with physical access to the device bypass the screen lock feature.
newswww.securityweek.comMar 19, 2013, 2:24 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

No public PoC repositories have been matched yet.

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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Unavailable

Published

Mar 20, 2013

Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWE IDs

Unavailable

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 2.0 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Access Vector (AV): Local. The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.
Access Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Authentication (Au): None. The attacker does not need to authenticate.
Confidentiality Impact (C): Complete. There is a total impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): Complete. There is a total impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): Complete. There is a total impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses