CVE-2005-2194 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a kernel panic and denial of service in Mac OS X by sending crafted TCP packets.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-2194?

CVE-2005-2194 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 5 Aug 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Apple Mac OS X kernel before 10.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a crafted TCP packet, possibly related to source routing or loose source routing.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2194?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2194?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2194 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-2005-2194 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2194 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cp6r-6r55-g22c.

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