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vendor:
Mac OS X
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
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: o:apple:mac_os_x
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
2002

Denial of Service in Mac OS X

When a user creates a directory, descends it, creates another directory of the same name, then attempts to move the directory up one level in the hierarchy, the system reacts unpredictably. It has been reported that this can cause a crash of the system.

Mitigation:

Avoid creating directories with the same name.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6331/info

Mac OS X is the BSD-derived operating system distributed and maintained by Apple Sofware.

It has been reported that a denial of service exists in OS X. When a user creates a directory, descends it, creates another directory of the same name, then attempts to move the directory up one level in the hierarchy, the system reacts unpredictably. It has been reported that this can cause a crash of the system.

mkdir ~/mydir; cd ~/mydir; mkdir mydir; mv mydir ..

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