PT-2005-1997 · Apple · Macos X

Robert Stump · Published 2005-05-12 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-0973

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mac OS X versions prior to 10.3.9

Description A issue in the setsockopt system call allows local users to cause a denial of service, specifically memory exhaustion, by providing crafted arguments.

Recommendations For Mac OS X versions prior to 10.3.9, update to a version later than 10.3.9 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-0973

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 2

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Apr/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0973 · Security Note