Apple Mac OS X 10.4 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-1470. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenLDAP in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invalid LDAP request that triggers an assert error.

The bug was discovered 06/27/2006. The weakness was shared 06/26/2006 by Mu Security with Mu Security as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-1470 since 03/28/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21763 (Mac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.7 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 115368 (Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2006-04-03)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 18 hours after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27480), Exploit-DB (28135), Tenable (21763), SecurityFocus (BID 18728†) and OSVDB (26932†). The entries VDB-29979, VDB-31040, VDB-31038 and VDB-31027 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 21763
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Mu Security
Organization: Mu Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-1470 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1470
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31039
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X-Force: 27480
SecurityFocus: 18728 - Apple Mac OS X OpenLDAP Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 20877 - Mac OS X Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 26932 - Apple Mac OS X OpenLDAP Server Malformed Request Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1016396
Vulnerability Center: 12133 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.6 OpenLDAP DoS via Crafted LDAP Request, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-2566

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 05/27/2025 10:05
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (87), 06/21/2019 17:18 (4), 11/24/2024 11:10 (17), 05/27/2025 10:05 (1)
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