Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.2 TCP/IP Stack null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component TCP/IP Stack. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-2194. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component TCP/IP Stack. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Apple Mac OS X kernel before 10.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a crafted TCP packet, possibly related to source routing or loose source routing.

The bug was discovered 07/12/2005. The weakness was released 07/13/2005 by Julian Y. Koh (Website). The advisory is shared for download at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2194 since 07/11/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18683 (Mac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.2 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115069 (Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2005-07-12)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21335), Tenable (18683), SecurityFocus (BID 14241†), OSVDB (17880†) and Secunia (SA16047†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1445, VDB-1494, VDB-1617 and VDB-25508. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 18683
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Patch: apple.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Julian Y. Koh
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2194 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2194
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1616
X-Force: 21335 - Apple Mac OS X TCP/IP denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 14241 - Apple Mac OSX Unspecified TCP/IP Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 16047 - Apple Mac OS X Two Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 17880 - Apple Mac OS X Crafted TCP/IP Packet Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1014464
Vulnerability Center: 8587 - DoS in Mac OS X 10.4 via Malformed TCP/IP Packets, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 07/15/2005 15:37
Updated: 07/03/2019 16:23
Changes: 07/15/2005 15:37 (87), 07/03/2019 16:23 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:BB9:103

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