OSVDB ID: 30509

Title: Apple Mac OS X com.apple.AppleDiskImageController DMG Image Handling Memory Corruption

Info

Disclosure

Nov 20, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Nov 20, 2006

Solution

Unknown

Description

Mac OS X contains a flaw that may allow a local denial of service. The issue is triggered when mounting a specially crafted DMG file, and will result in loss of availability for the platform.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Public

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Apple Computer, Inc.

Mac OS X

10.4.8

References

Security Tracker: 1017260
CVE ID: 2006-6061 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 21201
Secunia Advisory ID: 23012 24479
ISS X-Force ID: 30440
CERT VU: 367424
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-4629 ADV-2007-0930
Other Advisory URL: http://alastairs-place.net/2006/11/dmg-vulnerability/
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-20-11-2006.html
http://www.matasano.com/log/633/alastair-houghton-debunks-lmh-mokb-finding/
Mail List Post: http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-December/001165.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
News Article: http://news.com.com/Attack+code+targets+zero-day+Mac+OS+X+flaw/2100-1002_3-6137710.html

Credit

LMH - lmhinfo-pull.com -

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