35145 : Apple Mac OS X crontabs Cleanup Script Local DoS
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2007-05-25	2007-05-25

Description

Mac OS X contains a flaw that may allow a denial of service. The issue is triggered when the daily cleanup script deletes filesystems mounted under /tmp, and will result in loss of availability for the platform.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB 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	10.3.x
		10.4
		10.4.1
		10.4.2
		10.4.3
		10.4.4
		10.4.5
		10.4.6
		10.4.7
		10.4.8
		10.4.9

References

Security Tracker: 1018117
CVE ID: 2007-0751 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 24144
Secunia Advisory ID: 25402
ISS X-Force ID: 34500
Related OSVDB ID: 35141 35142 35143 35144 35146 35147
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-1939
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
Mail List Post: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html

Tools & Filters

	25297

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 2.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-05-29 | Disagree?

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