Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-0728. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4 through 10.4.8 creates files insecurely while initializing a USB printer, which allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files.

The bug was discovered 03/13/2007. The weakness was published 03/13/2007 by Jeff Mccune (Alex) with Security-Protocols (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-0728 since 02/05/2007. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32976), Tenable (24811), SecurityFocus (BID 22948†), OSVDB (34849†) and Secunia (SA24479†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2824, VDB-2832, VDB-2833 and VDB-2834. 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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Jeff Mccune (Alex)
Organization: Security-Protocols
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0728 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0728
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35600
X-Force: 32976
SecurityFocus: 22948 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Applications Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24479 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 34849 - Apple Mac OS X USB Printer Initialization Arbitrary File Manipulation
SecurityTracker: 1017751
Vulnerability Center: 14642 - Apple Mac OS X Insecure File Creation While Initializing a USB Printer, 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: 07/16/2019 18:23
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (81), 07/16/2019 18:23 (3)
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