CVE-2011-0172 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a system reboot via Wi-Fi frames on the local network due to a divide-by-zero error in macOS AirPort.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-0172?
CVE-2011-0172 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 23 Mar 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
AirPort in Apple Mac OS X 10.6 before 10.6.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and reboot) via Wi-Fi frames on the local wireless network, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0162.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0172?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0172?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0172 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-2011-0172 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0172 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7g6-9h4x-rfpf.