CVE-2007-6276 Denial of service in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9fjr-c564-rwj5.