CVE-2005-0973 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause memory exhaustion and denial of service in Mac OS X via crafted arguments to the setsockopt system call.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-0973?

CVE-2005-0973 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 12 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unknown vulnerability in the setsockopt system call in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via crafted arguments.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0973?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0973?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0973 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2005-0973 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0973 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6c5m-gwrw-4r9m.

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