CVE-2007-0614 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 31 Jan 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a persistent application crash in Mac OS X via a crafted Bonjour TXT key attribute.

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-2007-0614?

CVE-2007-0614 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 31 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Bonjour functionality in mDNSResponder, iChat 3.1.6, and InstantMessage framework 428 in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent application crash) via a crafted phsh hash attribute in a TXT key.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0614?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Apple Ichat, Apple Instant Message Framework, Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0614?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0614 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-2007-0614 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0614 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-23f6-rghw-jmwg.