>> Apple Mac OS X AppleTalk "_ATPsndrsp()" Function Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Title : Apple Mac OS X AppleTalk "_ATPsndrsp()" Function Local Denial of Service Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-0191 CVE ID : CVE-2007-0236
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-01-15
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Apple Mac OS X, which could be exploited by local attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is due to an error in the AppleTalk "_ATPsndrsp()" function when processing malformed user-supplied arguments, which could be exploited by malicious users to crash a vulnerable system, creating a denial of service condition.