Vulnerability CVE-2008-4219 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-4219 (CCN-47337)

Assigned:

2008-12-15

Published:

2008-12-15

Updated:

2011-03-08

Summary:

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system halt) by running an application that is dynamically linked to libraries on an NFS server, related to occurrence of an exception in this application.

CVSS v3 Severity:

6.2 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

4.9 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Complete

4.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-4219

Source: APPLE
Type: Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2008-12-15

Source: CCN
Type: SA33179
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
33179

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1021404
Mac OS X Kernel NFS Execution Exception Processing Bug Lets Local Users Deny Service

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About the security content of Security Update 2008-008 / Mac OS X v10.5.6

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 50983
Apple Mac OS X Kernel Application Dynamically Linked NFS Server Library Local DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
32839

Source: CCN
Type: BID-32839
RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-008 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
32873

Source: CCN
Type: BID-32873
Apple Mac OS X NFS Mounted Executable Exception Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1021404

Source: CERT
Type: US Government Resource
TA08-350A

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2008-3444

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macosx-kernel-nfs-dos(47337)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 10.5.5)

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 10.5.5)

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable