CVE-2007-6359 Information

Description

The cs_validate_page function in bsd/kern/ubc_subr.c in the xnu kernel 1228.0 and earlier in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (failed assertion and system crash) via a crafted signed Mach-O binary that causes the hashes function to return NULL.

Reference

http://digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-superblob-dos.c http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html http://secunia.com/advisories/28048 http://secunia.com/advisories/30430 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26840 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4216 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38997