40693 : Apple Mac OS X xnu Kernel Mach-O Loader (mach_loader.c) load_threadstack Function Local Overflow DoS
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2007-11-15	2007-11-15

Description

Mac OS X contains a flaw that may allow a local denial of service. The issue can be triggered by an integer overflow in load_threadstack(), and will result in loss of availability for the platform.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Uncoordinated Disclosure

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Apple Computer, Inc.	Mac OS X	10.4.x
		10.5
		10.5.1

References

CVE ID: 2007-6261 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 26700
Secunia Advisory ID: 27884
ISS X-Force ID: 38854
Milw0rm: 4689
Exploit Database: 4689
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-4095
Other Advisory URL: http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-macho-dos.c

Credit

mu-b - mu-bdigit-labs.org -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.9
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-12-06 | Disagree?

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