vendor:
Mac OS X
by:
prdelka
7.8
CVSS
HIGH
Race Condition
362
CWE
Product Name: Mac OS X
Affected Version From: 10.5.2006
Affected Version To: 10.6.2001
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6
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
2010
Mac OS X 10.5.6-10.6.1 ptrace() mutex handling DoS
This code should be run in a loop and due to problems with mutex handling in ptrace a DoS can occur when a destroyed mutex is attempted to be interlocked by OSX kernel giving rise to a race condition. The code has been tested against 10.5.6, 10.5.7 and 10.6.1.
Mitigation:
Ensure that the ptrace() function is used properly and that all mutexes are handled correctly.