CVE-2007-0318 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 18 Jan 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

A local attacker can cause a kernel panic in Mac OS X by tricking a user into opening a crafted HFS+ DMG image.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-0318?

CVE-2007-0318 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 18 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

The do_hfs_truncate function in Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a crafted HFS+ filesystem in a DMG image, which causes an access of an invalid vnode structure during file removal.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0318?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0318?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0318 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-2007-0318 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0318 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-fm9h-93x6-jp5f.