Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.9 NFS nfs_mount 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 declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function nfs_mount of the component NFS Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-0974. The attacker needs to be present on the local network. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.9 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects the function nfs_mount of the component NFS Handler. 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:

Unknown vulnerability in the nfs_mount call in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via crafted arguments.

The bug was discovered 04/18/2005. The weakness was presented 04/12/2005 by Robert Stump (Website). The advisory is available at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0974 since 04/05/2005. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 (20142), Tenable (18062), SecurityFocus (BID 13221†), OSVDB (15642†) and Secunia (SA14974†). Additional details are provided at apple.com. See VDB-1152, VDB-1151, VDB-1150 and VDB-1373 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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-2005-0974 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0974
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1378
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X-Force: 20142
SecurityFocus: 13221 - Apple Mac OS X Kernel NFS Mount Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 14974
OSVDB: 15642 - CVE-2005-0974 - Apple - Mac OS X - Privilege-escalation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7836 - DoS in Mac OS X < 10.3.9 via 'nfs_mount\x27 System Call Function, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2005 11:10
Updated: 07/18/2024 10:11
Changes: 04/21/2005 11:10 (78), 07/02/2019 14:25 (6), 07/18/2024 10:11 (17)
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