Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.7 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.7. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0985. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.7 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Mac OS X kernel before 10.3.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (temporary hang) via unspecified attack vectors related to the fan control unit (FCU) driver.

The bug was discovered 04/06/2005. The weakness was shared 12/31/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0985 since 04/06/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 269 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 10.3.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40544), OSVDB (30199†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22115†). 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

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.3.8

Timelineinfo

04/06/2005 🔍
04/06/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2005 +269 days 🔍
12/31/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2005 +0 days 🔍
05/24/2009 +1240 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +2118 days 🔍
09/04/2019 +1637 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0985 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0985
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27829
X-Force: 40544
OSVDB: 30199 - CVE-2005-0985 - Apple - Mac OS X - Unspecified Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22115 - Mac OS X Kernel < 10.3.8 Unspecified Vulnerability Related to the FCU Driver Allows Local DoS, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 09/04/2019 15:14
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (57), 09/04/2019 15:14 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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