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Apple Mac OS X UDTO HFS+ Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23062
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Release Date:
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2006-11-22
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Popularity:
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10,897 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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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| OS: | Apple Macintosh OS X
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Description:
LMH has reported a vulnerability in Mac OS X, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to errors in the handling of UDTO HFS+ image structures and can be exploited to cause a system panic.
NOTE: This is only remotely exploitable via the Safari web browser when the "opening safe files after downloading" option is enabled.
The vulnerability is reported in a fully patched Mac OS X (2006-11-21). Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Disable the "opening safe files after downloading" option. Grant only trusted users access to the system.
Provided and/or discovered by:
LMH
Original Advisory:
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-21-11-2006.html
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