CVE-2007-6276 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the macOS VPN daemon via a crafted UDP packet, causing a denial of service.

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-2007-6276?

CVE-2007-6276 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 7 Dec 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The accept_connections function in the virtual private network daemon (vpnd) in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and daemon crash) via a crafted load balancing packet to UDP port 4112.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6276?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6276?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6276 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-2007-6276 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6276 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9fjr-c564-rwj5.

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