PT-2010-3469 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2010-11-10 · Updated 2010-12-10 · CVE-2010-1843

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions 10.6.2 through 10.6.4

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash due to a NULL pointer dereference, by sending a crafted PIM packet.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X versions 10.6.2 through 10.6.4, consider restricting access to the network to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling IPv6 PIM functionality until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-1843

ZDI-10-248

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 9

• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-248 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1843 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024723 · Note