Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4442 System Control Sockets Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	70624
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2014-4442
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Oct 16 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 21 2014 06:02PM
Credit:	Darius Davis of VMware
Vulnerable:	Cosmicperl Directory Pro 10.0.3 Apple Mac OS X 10.6.4 Apple Mac OS X 10.6.3 Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.6.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.7 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 10.5 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 10.3.9 Apple Mac OS X 10.3.8 Apple Mac OS X 10.3.7 Apple Mac OS X 10.3.6 Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5 Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4 Apple Mac OS X 10.3.3 Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.3 Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 Apple Mac OS X 10.2.7 Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6 Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5 Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4 Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3 Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5 Apple Mac OS X 10.1.4 Apple Mac OS X 10.1.3 Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.0 3 Apple Mac OS X 10.0 Apple Mac Os X 10.7.4 Apple Mac Os X 10.7.3 Apple Mac Os X 10.7.2 Apple Mac Os X 10.7.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.6 Apple Mac OS X 10.5
Not Vulnerable:

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4442 System Control Sockets Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.

A local attacker can leverage this issue to terminate the affected system, denying service to legitimate users.

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4442 System Control Sockets Local 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].

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4442 System Control Sockets Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

Apple Mac OS X CVE-2014-4442 System Control Sockets Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Mac OS X Homepage (Apple)