Apple Mac OS X SMB File System Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:33796

Info

Apple Mac OS X SMB File System Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 33796
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2009-0140
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 12 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 17 2009 10:27PM
Credit: Apple
Vulnerable: Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.6
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 10.4.11
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.10
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6
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 10.4.11
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.10
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.5
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X SMB File System Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X SMB File System is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker who can trick an unsuspecting victim into connecting to a malicious SMB server may exploit this issue to cause the affected computer to shut down.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 33759 (Apple Mac OS X 2009-001 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities), but has been assigned its own record to better document it.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mac OS X SMB File System Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can user readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Apple Mac OS X SMB File System Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and updates to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.6

References

Apple Mac OS X SMB File System Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

References:

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