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Mac OS X Kernel Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA18907	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2006-02-16
Popularity:	9,547 views

Critical:	Not critical
Impact:	DoS
Where:	Local system
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	Apple Macintosh OS X

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CVE reference:	CVE-2006-0382

Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Mac OS X, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in an undocumented system call. and can be exploited to crash the system. Solution: Update to version 10.4.5. Mac OS X Server 10.4.5: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxserver1045.html Mac OS X Update 10.4.5 Combo: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxupdate1045combo.html Mac OS X Update 10.4.5: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxupdate1045.html Mac OS X Update 10.4.5 for Intel: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxupdate1045forintel.html Provided and/or discovered by: The vendor credits David Goldsmith, Matasano. Original Advisory: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303290

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