Mac OS X Finder Error Recovery Bug Lets Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021024
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1021024
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-3643
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 10 2008
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Impact: Denial of service via local system, Denial of service via network, Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Apple Security Advisory
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Version(s): 10.5 - 10.5.5
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Mac OS X Finder. A user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote or local user can create a specially crafted file that, when placed on the target user's desktop, will cause Finder to terminate
when generating the file's icon. Finder will restart and then terminate again in a continual cycle. This prevents access to the
target user's account.
Systems prior to 10.5 are not affected.
Sergio 'shadown' Alvarez of n.runs AG reported this vulnerability.
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Impact: A remote or local user can create a file that, when placed on the target user's desktop, will cause Finder to enter a cycle of terminating and restarting.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fix as part of Security Update 2008-007, available from the Software Update pane in System Preferences, or
Apple's Software Downloads web site at:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
For Mac OS X v10.5.5
The download file is
named: "SecUpd2008-007.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 2e2489a223d13e9d7b9928735b6693ab0cbe6e00
For Mac OS X Server v10.5.5
The download
file is named: "SecUpdSrvr2008-007.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 62db4a0d0688bc047fcf391a20e23e1a72ae292c
For Mac OS X v10.4.11
(Intel)
The download file is named: "SecUpd2008-007Intel.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 810167ffc3480a897f0b3ef62fdaaed2cfd77f1a
For
Mac OS X v10.4.11 (PPC)
The download file is named: "SecUpd2008-007PPC.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 2e1253241cec2999c8754db40816f801ad80ad8b
For
Mac OS X Server v10.4.11 (Universal)
The download file is named: "SecUpdSrvr2008-007Univ.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 7c71ffd314d7412dcb73746151d4fd7c32749415
For
Mac OS X Server v10.4.11 (PPC)
The download file is named: "SecUpdSrvr2008-007PPC.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: be0868a142a9e2a6e93d42c3208ca9585a25cc6d
The
vendor's advisory is available at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
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Vendor URL: support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 (Links to External Site)
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Cause: State error
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Underlying OS: UNIX (Mac OS X)
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Message History:
None.
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