Vulnerabilities > CVE-2007-6261 - Numeric Errors vulnerability in Apple mac OS X 10.4/10.5.1
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
Integer overflow in the load_threadstack function in the Mach-O loader (mach_loader.c) in the xnu kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted Mach-O binary.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 2 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Exploit-Db
| description | Apple Mac OS X xnu <= 1228.0 mach-o Local Kernel Denial of Service PoC. CVE-2007-6261. Dos exploit for osx platform |
| id | EDB-ID:4689 |
| last seen | 2016-01-31 |
| modified | 2007-12-04 |
| published | 2007-12-04 |
| reporter | mu-b |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/4689/ |
| title | Apple Mac OS X xnu <= 1228.0 mach-o Local Kernel Denial of Service PoC |