Info

Disclosure

Jan 13, 2007

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jan 13, 2007

Solution

Unknown

Description

Mac OS X contains a flaw that may allow a local denial of service. The issue is triggered when a specially crafted HFS+ filesystem in a mounted DMG image causes a kernel panic when a file is deleted, 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 Availability
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Apple has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Apple Computer, Inc.

Mac OS X

10.4.8

References

CVE ID: 2007-0318 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 23742 24479
SCIP VulDB ID: 2833
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-0171 ADV-2007-0930
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
Other Advisory URL: http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-13-01-2007.html

Credit

LMH - lmhinfo-pull.com -

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/32685