Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.9 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.9. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-0726. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.9 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. 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:

The SSH key generation process in OpenSSH in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4 through 10.4.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by connecting to the server before SSH has finished creating keys, which causes the keys to be regenerated and can break trust relationships that were based on the original keys.

The bug was discovered 03/13/2007. The weakness was shared 03/14/2007 by Jeff Mccune (Alex) with Security-Protocols (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-0726 since 02/05/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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)).

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 (32975), Tenable (24811), SecurityFocus (BID 22948†), OSVDB (34850†) and Secunia (SA24479†). The entries VDB-2824, VDB-2832, VDB-2833 and VDB-2834 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Jeff Mccune (Alex)
Organization: Security-Protocols
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0726 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0726
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35599
X-Force: 32975
SecurityFocus: 22948 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Applications Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24479 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 34850 - OpenSSH on Mac OS X Key Generation Remote Connection DoS
SecurityTracker: 1017756
Vulnerability Center: 14641 - OpenSSH in Apple Mac OS X Denial of Service in SSH Key Generation Process, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0930

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 06/14/2025 01:42
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (81), 07/16/2019 18:18 (3), 06/14/2025 01:42 (18)
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