CVE-2007-0299

Summary

CVECVE-2007-0299
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-01-17 11:28:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the byte_swap_sbin function in bsd/ufs/ufs/ufs_byte_order.c in Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by mounting a crafted Unix File System (UFS) DMG image, which triggers an invalid pointer dereference.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.1 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.4.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
APPLE-SA-2007-03-13 Mac OS X v10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Apple Mac OS X UFS Denial of Service Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-072A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Mac OS X Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Obtain Elevated Privileges and Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
www.osvdb.org/31653 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
MOAB-11-01-2007: Apple DMG UFS byte_swap_sbin() Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 projects.info-pull.com Vendor Advisory
Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#515792 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
About the security content of Mac OS X 10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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