Apple AirPort Base Station Firmware before 7.6.4 does not properly handle incorrect frame…
Priority LOW 27CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Apple AirPort Base Station Firmware before 7.6.4 does not properly handle incorrect frame lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) by associating with the access point and then sending a short frame.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0107 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.6.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.3.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.4.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:7.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.5.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.6.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:7.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-5132
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x9xp-v54h-f3gp
References
More Apple Airport Base Station Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-06638 The handle_regservice_request function in mDNSResponder before 625.41.2 allows remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-05861 Apple AirPort Base Station Firmware before 7.6.7 and 7.7.x before 7.7.7 misparses DNS… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-06154 Use after free in Apple AirPort Base Station Firmware Update CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-06148 NULL pointer dereference in Apple AirPort Base Station Firmware Update CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-06637 Multiple buffer overflows in mDNSResponder before 625.41.2 allow remote attackers to read… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-06157 Out-of-bounds read in Apple AirPort Base Station Firmware Update CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2013-5132 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-5132 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x9xp-v54h-f3gp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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