Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 IPP Request denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component IPP Request. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2526. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 (Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component IPP Request. 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:

CUPS in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending a partial IPP request and closing the connection.

The bug was discovered 08/16/2005. The weakness was published 08/19/2005 with Apple (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2526 since 08/10/2005. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19463 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)), 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 115270 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2005-08-17)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. 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 (21874), Tenable (19463), SecurityFocus (BID 14567†), OSVDB (18796†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014698†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1128, VDB-1078, VDB-22503 and VDB-22509. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

Version

10.3.9

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 19463
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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08/10/2005 🔍
08/12/2005 +2 days 🔍
08/15/2005 +3 days 🔍
08/16/2005 +1 days 🔍
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08/18/2005 +2 days 🔍
08/19/2005 +1 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3258 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2526 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2526
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26085
X-Force: 21874
SecurityFocus: 14567 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 18796 - CVE-2005-2526 - CUPS - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1014698
Vulnerability Center: 10956 - CUPS in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 Remote DoS via Partial IPP, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/16/2019 11:32
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (64), 06/16/2019 11:32 (13)
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