VUPEN Security - Apple Mac OS X "fpathconf()" File Type Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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Title : Apple Mac OS X "fpathconf()" File Type Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4448
CVE ID : CVE-2006-5836
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-11-10

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A vulnerability has been identified in Apple Mac OS X, which could be exploited by malicious users to cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to an error in the "fpathconf()" syscall that does not properly handle unsupported file types, which could be exploited by local attackers to panic or crash a vulnerable system, creating a denial of service condition.

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Ilja Van Sprundel

ChangeLog

2006-11-10 : Initial release
2007-03-13 : Updated Solution

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