Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.9 setsockopt denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.9. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function setsockopt. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-0973. The attacker must have access to the local network to execute the attack. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.9 (Operating System). This affects the function setsockopt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in the setsockopt system call in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via crafted arguments.

The bug was discovered 04/18/2005. The weakness was disclosed 04/12/2005 by Robert Stump (Website). The advisory is shared at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0973 since 04/05/2005. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18062 (Mac OS X 10.3.x < 10.3.9 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.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20141), Tenable (18062), SecurityFocus (BID 13223†), OSVDB (15640†) and Secunia (SA14974†). Further details are available at apple.com. The entries VDB-1152, VDB-1151, VDB-1150 and VDB-1373 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
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Nessus ID: 18062
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.3.x < 10.3.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Patch: apple.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Robert Stump
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0973 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0973
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1377
X-Force: 20141
SecurityFocus: 13223 - Apple Mac OS X Kernel Setsockopt Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 14974 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 15640 - CVE-2005-0973 - Apple - Mac OS X - Denial Of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7834 - DoS in MAC OS X < 1.3.9 via 'setsockopt\x27 System Call Function, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 04/21/2005 11:10
Updated: 07/02/2019 14:01
Changes: 04/21/2005 11:10 (80), 07/02/2019 14:01 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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