CVE-2013-5141
Description
Integer truncation in iOS kernel before 7 allows crafted applications to cause infinite loop and device hang.
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Integer truncation in iOS kernel before 7 allows crafted applications to cause infinite loop and device hang.
Vulnerability
The kernel in Apple iOS versions prior to 7 contains an integer truncation vulnerability where an incorrect data size is used for a certain integer variable. This flaw allows a crafted application to trigger an infinite loop, causing the device to hang. Affected versions include all iOS releases before 7.
Exploitation
An attacker must run a specially crafted application on the target device. No additional privileges beyond normal app execution are required; the vulnerability is reachable from user-space. The integer truncation leads to a kernel-level infinite loop upon processing the malicious input.
Impact
Successful exploitation results in a denial of service: the device hangs indefinitely due to an infinite loop in the kernel. No data disclosure, privilege escalation, or code execution is described in the available references.
Mitigation
The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 7, as confirmed by Apple's security advisory [1]. Users should update to iOS 7 or later. No workarounds are documented for unpatched versions.
AI Insight generated on May 24, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Affected products
49cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 47 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.1.4
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <7
Patches
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References
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