Apple Mac OS X VPN denial of service
| macosx-vpn-dos (25025) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server are vulnerable to a denial of service caused by improper handling of error conditions in Virtual Private networks. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Apply Security Update 2006-001, available from the Apple Security Update 2006-001. See References.
References:
- Apple Security Update 2006-001: About Security Update 2006-001.
- Apple Web site: Apple - Support - Downloads.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Mar 01 2006 - 17:10:48 CST: Fwd: APPLE-SA-2006-03-01 Security Update 2006-001.
- BID-16907: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-001 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0383: IPSec when used with VPN networks in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors involving the incorrect handling of error conditions.
- OSVDB ID: 23643: Mac OS X IPSec VPN Error Condition Unspecified DoS
- SA19064: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0791: Apple Mac OS X Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.6
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.7
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.8
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.5
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.3
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.6
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.7
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.8
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.4
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
Reported:
Mar 01, 2006
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