A vulnerability has been identified in Apple Mac OS X, which could be exploited by malicious users to cause a denial of service. This issue is due to an error when calling the "shared_region_map_file_np()" function with a specially crafted "mapping_count" value, which could be exploited by local attackers to crash a vulnerable system or exhaust all available memory resources, creating a denial of service condition.
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Adriano Lima
ChangeLog
2007-01-22 : Initial release
Vulnerability Management
Subscribe to FrSIRT VNS and receive real-time e-mail and SMS alerts when new vulnerabilities, exploits, or patches relevant to your systems and network configurations are available.
Feedback
If you have additional information or corrections for this security advisory please submit them via our contact form or by email to updates@frsirt.com.
French
