Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.8 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.8. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-4403. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.8 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing. 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 confidentiality, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The FTP server in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier, when FTP Access is enabled, will crash when a login failure occurs with a valid user name, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and enumerate valid usernames.

The bug was discovered 11/28/2006. The weakness was released 11/14/2006 by Benjamin Williams with Open Network Security (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4403 since 08/28/2006. The exploitability is told to be difficult. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23740 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-007)), 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 115471 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-007 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2006-11-28)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30621), Tenable (23740), SecurityFocus (BID 21335†), OSVDB (30734†) and Secunia (SA23155†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-27241, VDB-31257, VDB-32357 and VDB-32356. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 23740
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-007)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Benjamin Williams
Organization: Open Network Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4403 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4403
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33501
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X-Force: 30621
SecurityFocus: 21335 - Apple Mac OS X 2006-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23155 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 30734 - Apple Mac OS X ftpd Valid Login Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1017303
Vulnerability Center: 13198 - Mac OS X FTP Server Crashes on Login Failure With Valid Username, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4750

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 11/24/2024 22:52
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (84), 07/11/2019 11:45 (3), 11/24/2024 22:52 (17)
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