Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4 Data Detectors resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4. This affects an unknown function of the component Data Detectors. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-2323. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Data Detectors. 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:

Unspecified vulnerability in Data Detectors Engine in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via crafted textual content in messages.

The bug was discovered 08/01/2008. The weakness was presented 08/03/2008 by Michal Zalewski (Shadow) (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2323 since 05/18/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 33790 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-005)), 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 115872 (Apple Security Update 2008-005 Not Installed).

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 (44130), Tenable (33790), SecurityFocus (BID 30483†), OSVDB (48566†) and Secunia (SA31326†). See VDB-3693, VDB-3694, VDB-42879 and VDB-43515 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33790
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-005)
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OpenVAS ID: 102024
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Michal Zalewski (Shadow)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2323 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2323
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43513
X-Force: 44130
SecurityFocus: 30483 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-005 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31326
OSVDB: 48566 - Apple - Mac OS X - Data Detectors Engine Denial Of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020606
Vulnerability Center: 19090 - Apple Mac OS X Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability due to Data Detectors Engine Error, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-2268

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

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/05/2025 17:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (71), 08/15/2019 09:48 (12), 06/05/2025 17:14 (18)
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