CVE-2013-5196

WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 6.1.1 and 7.x before 7.0.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2013-12-16-1.

Published: 2013-12-18 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-5196 is rated Moderate Risk (57.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.12%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.02% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-5196

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-25 1.10% 2.12% +1.02%
2 2025-03-30 1.48% 1.10% -0.38%
3 2025-03-29 1.48%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5196

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5196

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-5196

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-5196 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (qtwebkit-opensource-src, qtwebkit-source, webkit, webkitgtk), 47 status rows across 12 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety): ignored 23, DNE 17, needs-triage 4, not-affected 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-5196

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5196

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple itunes <= 12.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os <= 7.0.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple tvos <= 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari <= 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 6.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple webkit cpe:2.3:a:apple:webkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5196

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