Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 Recovery denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Recovery. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-3643. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Recovery. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Finder in Mac OS X 10.5.5 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (continuous termination and restart) via a crafted Desktop file that generates an error when producing its icon, related to an "error recovery issue."

The bug was discovered 10/09/2008. The weakness was disclosed 10/10/2008 by Shadow with n.runs AG (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3643 since 08/12/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 34374 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-007)), 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 115983 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2008-007 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2008-10-09)).

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 (45780), Tenable (34374), SecurityFocus (BID 31720†), OSVDB (48969†) and Secunia (SA32222†). The entries VDB-3693, VDB-3694, VDB-3815 and VDB-40924 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 34374
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-007)
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OpenVAS ID: 102025
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Shadow
Organization: n.runs AG
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3643 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3643
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44447
X-Force: 45780
SecurityFocus: 31720 - Apple Finder Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 32222
OSVDB: 48969 - Apple - Finder - Denial of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021024
Vulnerability Center: 19762 - Mac OS X 10.5.5 Unspecified Vulnerability Allows User-Assisted Remote DoS via Crafted Desktop File, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-2780

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/19/2019 06:42
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (81), 08/19/2019 06:42 (5)
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