CVE-2007-0430 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a denial of service via memory corruption in the Mac OS X kernel by exploiting a large mappingCount value.

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-2007-0430?

CVE-2007-0430 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 23 Jan 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The shared_region_map_file_np function in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a large mappingCount value.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0430?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0430?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0430 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2007-0430 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0430 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-vgjr-h8m5-mmr7.

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