Apple Mac OS X UDTO HFS+ denial of service

macosx-udtohfs-dos (30463) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Apple Mac OS X is vulnerable to a denial of service caused by improper handling of malformed UDTO HFS+ image structures. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a memory corruption resulting in a denial of service, if the attacker could persuade the victim to load a specially-crafted DMG file.

Platforms Affected:

  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.8
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.8

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Mac OS X (10.4.9 or later) or apply Apple Security Update 2007-003. See References.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

  • Apple Mac OS X Web site, Apple - Mac OS X at http://www.apple.com/macosx/.
  • Mac OS X 10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003, About the security content of Mac OS X 10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214.
  • MOKB-21-11-2006, Mac OS X Apple UDTO HFS+ Disk Image Denial of Service (1) at http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-21-11-2006.html.
  • BID-21201: Apple Mac OS X UDIF Disk Image Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
  • BID-21236: Apple Mac OS X UDTO Disk Image Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-6062: Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed UDTO HFS+ disk image, such as with bad sectors
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2006-4629: Apple Mac OS X com.apple.AppleDiskImageController Denial of Service Vulnerability
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2006-4653: Apple Mac OS X UDTO HFS+ Image Structures Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2007-0930: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
  • OSVDB ID: 30510: Mac OS X UDTO HFS+ Image Handling DoS
  • SA23012: Apple Mac OS X UDIF Denial of Service
  • SA23062: Apple Mac OS X UDTO HFS+ Denial of Service Vulnerability
  • SA24479: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1017260: Mac OS X DMG Image Validation Error May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • SECTRACK ID: 1017751: Mac OS X Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Obtain Elevated Privileges and Deny Service
  • US-CERT VU#214040: Apple Mac OS X fails to properly handle corrupted UDTO HFS+ image structures

Reported:

Nov 21, 2006

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