Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.4 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.4. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2011-0183. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.4 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Libinfo in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 does not properly handle an unspecified integer field in an NFS RPC packet, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (lockd, statd, mountd, or portmap outage) via a crafted packet, related to an "integer truncation issue."

The weakness was presented 03/22/2011 as HT4581 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-0183. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52754 (Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.7 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119064 (Apple Mac OS X v10.6.7 and Security Update 2011-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2011-03-21-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66231), Tenable (52754), SecurityFocus (BID 46990†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30686†). See VDB-4322, VDB-4428, VDB-55692 and VDB-55689 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 52754
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 902470
OpenVAS Name: Mac OS X v10.6.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (2011-001)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.5

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12/23/2010 🔍
03/21/2011 +88 days 🔍
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03/28/2011 +5 days 🔍
03/20/2015 +1453 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +3593 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4581
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0183 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0183
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56923
X-Force: 66231
SecurityFocus: 46990 - Apple Mac OS X Libinfo Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 30686 - Apple Mac OS X 10.6-10.6.6 Libinfo Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted Packet, Low

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

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 01/19/2025 23:20
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (61), 03/20/2017 09:18 (8), 10/21/2021 08:56 (4), 10/21/2021 09:00 (2), 01/19/2025 23:20 (22)
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