Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 resource management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

AirPort in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and reboot) via Wi-Fi frames on the local wireless network.

The weakness was published 06/24/2011 as HT4723 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-0196 since 12/23/2010. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/13/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55415 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2011-004)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119352 (Apple Mac OS X v10.6.8 and Security Update 2011-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2011-06-23-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68207) and Tenable (55415). Similar entries are available at 4323, 4377, 9918 and 57783.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 55415
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2011-004)
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OpenVAS ID: 902466
OpenVAS Name: Mac OS X v10.6.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (2011-004)
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06/23/2011 +182 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4723
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0196 (🔍)
X-Force: 68207
Vulnerability Center: 32071 - AirPort in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows Remote DoS Vulnerability via Wi-Fi Frames, Medium
SecurityFocus: 48415 - Apple Mac OS X AirPort (CVE-2011-0196) Denial of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/13/2021 13:01
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (61), 03/24/2017 18:41 (10), 11/13/2021 13:01 (3)
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