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Apple Mac OS X "ipcomp6_input()" Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA29130
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Release Date:
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2008-02-27
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Last Update:
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2008-05-29
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Popularity:
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5,109 views
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Critical:
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Moderately 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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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Apple Macintosh OS X
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-0177
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Apple Mac OS X, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the "ipcomp6_input()" function in bsd/netinet6/ipcomp_input.c when processing packets with an IPComp header. This can be exploited to crash a vulnerable system by sending a specially crafted IPv6 or IPSec packet.
This is related to:
SA28788
The vulnerability is reported in Mac OS X 10.5.1 and 10.5.2. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Apply Security Update 2008-003.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered in the KAME Project by Shoichi Sakane. Reported in Mac OS X by mu-b.
Changelog:
2008-05-29: Updated "Solution", "Description", and "Original Advisory" section.
Original Advisory:
Apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1897
Digit-Labs:
http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-ipv6-ipcomp.c
Other References:
SA28788:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28788/
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