vendor:
Darwin Kernel
by:
nemo
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Denial of Service
Unknown
CWE
Product Name: Darwin Kernel
Affected Version From: < 7.5.0
Affected Version To: 7.5.2000
Patch Exists: No
Related CWE: Unknown
CPE:
Platforms Tested: Mac
2005
DoS for Darwin Kernel Version < 7.5.0
This exploit causes a Denial of Service for Darwin Kernel Version < 7.5.0. It opens a file for writing, seeks to 'ncmds', changes 'ncmds' to 0xffffffff, and re-executes with the modified mach-o header.
Mitigation:
Upgrade to a version of Darwin Kernel >= 7.5.0.