Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-0040. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in NFS in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system shutdown) or execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to mbuf chains that trigger memory corruption.

The bug was discovered 02/11/2008. The weakness was published 02/12/2008 by FiSh with Sun Microsystems (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0040 since 01/03/2008. 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 30255 (Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.2 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 115711 (Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 and Security Update 2008-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2008-2-11)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40441), Tenable (30255), SecurityFocus (BID 27736†), OSVDB (41505†) and Secunia (SA28891†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2864, VDB-3360, VDB-40977 and VDB-40976. 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: 30255
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102029
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: FiSh
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0040 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0040
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40975
X-Force: 40441
SecurityFocus: 27736 - Apple Mac OS X v10.5.2 2008-001 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28891
OSVDB: 41505 - CVE-2008-0040 - Apple - Mac OS X - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019362
Vulnerability Center: 17632 - Apple Mac OS X NFS Component Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code and Cause DoS, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-0495

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

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/31/2021 07:30
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (71), 08/05/2019 08:01 (14), 07/31/2021 07:30 (3)
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