BID:32873

Apple Mac OS X NFS Mounted Executable Exception Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Info

Apple Mac OS X NFS Mounted Executable Exception Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	32873
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2008-4219
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Dec 15 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 17 2008 08:12PM
Credit:	Ben Loer of Princeton University
Vulnerable:	Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.5 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.4 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.3 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 10.5.5 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.3 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.5

Not Vulnerable:	Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.6 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X NFS Mounted Executable Exception Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to adequately handle exceptions from NFS-mounted (Network File System) executables.

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

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 32839 (Apple Mac OS X 2008-008 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities), but has been given its own record to better document the issue.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mac OS X NFS Mounted Executable Exception Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Apple Mac OS X NFS Mounted Executable Exception Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an advisory and fixes. Please see the references for more information.

Apple Mac OS X 10.5