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Status published
Medium
CVE-2009-1237
Multiple memory leaks in XNU 1228.3.13 and earlier on Apple...
Vulnerability Description
Multiple memory leaks in XNU 1228.3.13 and earlier on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 and earlier allow local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory consumption) via a crafted (1) SYS_add_profil or (2) SYS___mac_getfsstat system call.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8264
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34202
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8263
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34424
- http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216401181
- http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-macfsstat-leak.c
- http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-profil-leak.c
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Affected Vendor
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mac os x, mac os x server
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.0.4, 10.1, 10.1.0, 10.1.1, 10.1.2, 10.1.3, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, 10.2, 10.2.0, 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.3, 10.2.4, 10.2.5, 10.2.6, 10.2.7, 10.2.8, 10.3, 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.3.2, 10.3.3, 10.3.4, 10.3.5, 10.3.6, 10.3.7, 10.3.8, 10.3.9, 10.4, 10.4.0, 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.4, 10.4.5, 10.4.6, 10.4.7, 10.4.8, 10.4.9, 10.4.10, 10.4.11, 10.5, 10.5.0, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4, 10.5.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 2nd, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.