Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.8 UFS byte_swap_sbin denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.8 and classified as problematic. Impacted is the function byte_swap_sbin of the component UFS. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-0299. Moreover, an exploit is present. Disabling the affected component is suggested.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.8 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function byte_swap_sbin of the component UFS. 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. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in the byte_swap_sbin function in bsd/ufs/ufs/ufs_byte_order.c in Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by mounting a crafted Unix File System (UFS) DMG image, which triggers an invalid pointer dereference.

The bug was discovered 01/11/2007. The weakness was disclosed 01/12/2007 by LMH with MOAB (Website). The advisory is shared for download at projects.info-pull.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-0299 since 01/16/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at projects.info-pull.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24811 (Mac OS X < 10.4.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-003)), 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 c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115527 (Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2007-03-13)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31479), Tenable (24811), SecurityFocus (BID 22022†), OSVDB (31653†) and Secunia (SA23725†). The entries VDB-2060, VDB-2621, VDB-2709 and VDB-2824 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 24811
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.4.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-003)
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Patch: apple.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: projects.info-pull.com
Researcher: LMH
Organization: MOAB
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0299 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2832
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X-Force: 31479
SecurityFocus: 22022 - Apple Mac OS X DMG UFS Byte_Swap_Sbin() Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 23725 - Apple Mac OS X UFS Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Not Critical
OSVDB: 31653 - Apple Mac OS X UFS byte_swap_sbin() DoS
SecurityTracker: 1017751
Vulnerability Center: 14632 - Apple Mac OS X byte_swap_sbin Function Integer Overflow via Crafted UFS DMG Image, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0930

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

Created: 01/16/2007 14:17
Updated: 07/22/2024 21:16
Changes: 01/16/2007 14:17 (98), 07/16/2019 17:32 (5), 07/22/2024 21:16 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:5E4:103

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