PT-2007-5836 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2007-11-15 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2007-4678

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Apple Mac OS X versions 10.3.9 through 10.4.10

Description: The issue allows attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash, by utilizing a crafted striped disk image. This image triggers a NULL pointer dereference when it is mounted.

Recommendations: For Apple Mac OS X versions 10.3.9 through 10.4.10, avoid mounting crafted striped disk images to prevent the denial of service. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the AppleRAID component until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-4678

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 9

• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27643 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4678 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/26444 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1018950 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38461 · Note