Apple Mac OS X AppleRAID striped disk image mount denial of service
| macosx-appleraid-striped-dos (38461) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in AppleRAID. By persuading a victim to mount a specially-crafted striped disk image, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to crash. This vulnerability could be exploited automatically if the "Open safe files after downloading" option is enabled in Safari.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.9
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.1
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.10
- 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 10.4.6
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.7
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.8
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.9
- 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 10.4.10
- 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
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.7
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.9
Remedy:
Apply Apple Security Update 2007-008 or upgrade to the latest version of Mac OS X (10.4.11 or later), available from the Apple Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Apple Web site, About the security content of Mac OS X 10.4.11 and Security Update 2007-008 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041.
- BID-26444: Apple Mac OS X v10.4.11 2007-008 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-4678: AppleRAID in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted striped disk image, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference when it is mounted.
- SA27643: Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018950: Mac OS X Kernel and Networking Bugs Let Remote and Local Users Deny Service or Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3868: Apple Mac OS X Command Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Nov 14, 2007
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