VDB-4437 · SA46707 · GCVE-100-4437

Apple Mac OS X Mail MIME Attachment denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Mail. Performing a manipulation as part of MIME Attachment results in denial of service. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X (Operating System) (version now known). This affects some unknown processing of the component Mail. The manipulation as part of a MIME Attachment leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/08/2011 by shebang42 (Pseudonym) as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at archives.neohapsis.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Secunia (SA46707†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: archives.neohapsis.com

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11/08/2011 🔍
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11/21/2011 +13 days 🔍
04/24/2018 +2346 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: shebang42 (Pseudonym)
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4437
Secunia: 46707 - Apple Mac OS X Mail MIME Attachments Denial of Service Weakness, Not Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 11/21/2011 01:00
Updated: 04/24/2018 08:54
Changes: 11/21/2011 01:00 (51), 04/24/2018 08:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:860:103

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