CVE-2007-0229 Integer overflow in n/a
Local attackers can cause a system panic or potentially escalate privileges by tricking a user into mounting a crafted DMG image.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-0229?
CVE-2007-0229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 13 Jan 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Integer overflow in the ffs_mountfs function in Mac OS X 10.4.8 and FreeBSD 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) and possibly gain privileges via a crafted DMG image that causes "allocation of a negative size buffer" leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, a related issue to CVE-2006-5679. NOTE: a third party states that this issue does not cross privilege boundaries in FreeBSD because only root may mount a filesystem.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0229?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server, Freebsd Freebsd.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0229?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-0229 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0229 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7qvp-8qp3-pcfv.