CVE-2007-6359 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2007-6359?

CVE-2007-6359 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 15 Dec 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The cs_validate_page function in bsd/kern/ubc_subr.c in the xnu kernel 1228.0 and earlier in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (failed assertion and system crash) via a crafted signed Mach-O binary that causes the hashes function to return NULL.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6359?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6359?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-6359 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6359 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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