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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
natd in network_cmds in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6, when Internet Sharing is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted TCP packet.
The bug was discovered 12/15/2008. The weakness was presented 12/16/2008 by Alex (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4222 since 09/24/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35111 (Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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.
Upgrading to version 10.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47341) and Tenable (35111).
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 35111
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102034
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.5
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Alex
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4222 (🔍)
X-Force: 47341
SecurityTracker: 1021408
Vulnerability Center: 20291 - Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 with Internet Sharing Remote DoS via Crafted TCP Packet, Medium
SecurityFocus: 32874 - Apple Mac OS X 'natd' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 33179 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 50925 - Apple - Mac OS X - 'natd' Remote Denial of Service Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-3444
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/22/2019 16:33
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (82), 08/22/2019 16:33 (4)
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