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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file tmp of the component Filesystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
A cleanup script in crontabs in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.9 might delete filesystems that have been mounted in /tmp, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service, related to the find command.
The bug was discovered 05/24/2007. The weakness was released 05/25/2007 by iDefense Labs with iDEFENSE Labs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0751 since 02/05/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.
After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25297 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-005)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115560 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2007-005 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2007-05-24)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5387.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34500) and Tenable (25297). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 26368, 33639, 33002 and 32911.
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Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 25297
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-005)
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0751 (🔍)
X-Force: 34500
SecurityTracker: 1018117
Vulnerability Center: 15219 - Apple Mac OS X Cleanup Script in Crontabs Might Delete File Systems Allowing Local DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 24144 - Apple Mac OS X 2007-005 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25402
OSVDB: 35145 - Apple Mac OS X crontabs Cleanup Script Local DoS
Vupen: ADV-2007-1939
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/13/2015 14:56Updated: 07/19/2019 18:18
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (87), 07/19/2019 18:18 (5)
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