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Apple Mac OS X "shared_region_make_private_np()" Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23120
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Release Date:
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2006-11-29
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Last Update:
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2007-03-14
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Popularity:
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7,686 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Apple Macintosh OS X
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-6173
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Description:
LMH has reported a vulnerability in Mac OS X, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the "shared_region_make_private_np()" syscall. This can be exploited to allocate a large amount of memory and causes the system to hang.
The vulnerability is reported in a fully patched Mac OS X (28-11-2006). Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to Mac OS X 10.4.9 or install Security Update 2007-003.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
Provided and/or discovered by:
LMH
Changelog:
2006-12-01: Added CVE reference.
2007-03-14: Updated "Solution" section. Updated "Description" section with additional information from the information.
Original Advisory:
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-28-11-2006.html
Apple:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
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