Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.2 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-3613. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.2 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Finder in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 through 10.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via vectors involving a search for a remote disk on the local network.

The bug was discovered 09/15/2008. The weakness was presented 09/16/2008 by Robert Swiecki with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3613 since 08/12/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to approached within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34211 (Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.5 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 115955 (Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 and Security Update 2008-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2008-09-15)).

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 (45166), Tenable (34211), SecurityFocus (BID 31189†), OSVDB (48194†) and Secunia (SA31882†). See VDB-42790, VDB-42001, VDB-42000 and VDB-41999 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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: 34211
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102033
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: Robert Swiecki
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-3613 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3613
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44058
X-Force: 45166
SecurityFocus: 31189 - Apple Mac OS X 2008-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31882
OSVDB: 48194 - CVE-2008-3613 - Apple - Mac OS X - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020875
Vulnerability Center: 19486 - Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 - 10.5.4 Finder DoS via a Search for Remote Disk on Local Network, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2584

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/17/2019 08:24
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (72), 08/17/2019 08:24 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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