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>> Apple Mac OS X "shared_region_map_file_np()" Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Title : Apple Mac OS X "shared_region_map_file_np()" Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-0275
CVE ID : CVE-2007-0430
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-01-22
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A vulnerability has been identified in Apple Mac OS X, which could be exploited by malicious users to cause a denial of service. This issue is due to an error when calling the "shared_region_map_file_np()" function with a specially crafted "mapping_count" value, which could be exploited by local attackers to crash a vulnerable system or exhaust all available memory resources, creating a denial of service condition.
Affected Products
Apple Mac OS X version 1.4.8 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0275
http://www.risesecurity.org/advisory.php?id=RISE-2007001.txt
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Adriano Lima
ChangeLog
2007-01-22 : Initial release
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