Apple Mac OS X Universal Disc Format Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:28389

Info

Apple Mac OS X Universal Disc Format Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 28389
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2008-0999
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 21 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 24 2008 10:00PM
Credit: Paul Wagland of Redwood Software Wayne Linder of Iomega
Vulnerable: Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.5
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X Universal Disc Format Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to adequately validate UDF filesystems.

Attackers can leverage this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions.

NOTE: This vulnerability was previously covered in BID 28304 (Apple Mac OS X 2008-002 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities), but has been given its own record to better document the issue.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mac OS X Universal Disc Format Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

References

Apple Mac OS X Universal Disc Format Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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