CVE-2007-6261

Apple Mac OSX xnu 1228.0 - 'mach-o' Local Kernel Denial of Service (PoC)

Severity Score

4.9

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Integer overflow in the load_threadstack function in the Mach-O loader (mach_loader.c) in the xnu kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted Mach-O binary.

Desbordamiento de entero en la función load_threadstack en el cargador Mach-O (mach_loader.c) del núcleo xnu en Apple Mac OS X 10.4 hasta 10.5.1 permite a usuarios locales provocar una denegación de servicio (bucle infinito) mediante un binario Mach-O manipulado.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 4.9

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-12-04 First Exploit
2007-12-05 CVE Reserved
2007-12-06 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-189: Numeric Errors

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26700	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4095	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38854	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4689	2007-12-04
http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-macho-dos.c	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/27884	2017-08-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.5.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.5.1"		-		Affected