Denial of Service Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X Bonjour Functionality
CVE-2007-0614

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Apple
Status
Instant Message Framework
Ichat
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 January 2007

What is CVE-2007-0614?

The Bonjour functionality in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8, including iChat 3.1.6, is susceptible to a denial of service attack. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted phsh hash attribute within a TXT key, resulting in the persistent crashing of the affected applications. This flaw can be leveraged to disrupt services and affect the usability of systems relying on Bonjour for network services.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Fe...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://secunia.com/advisories/24198
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/23945
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

EPSS Score

9% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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