CVE-2006-0383 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Mac OS X applications via IPSec VPN error handling flaws, requiring OS updates to mitigate.
- 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-2006-0383?
CVE-2006-0383 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 2 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IPSec when used with VPN networks in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors involving the "incorrect handling of error conditions".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0383?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0383?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0383 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-2006-0383 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0383 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h8mq-pmpp-2wp5.