CVE-2005-0975

N/A
Published: April 22, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsmacOSMac OS X ServerDarwin Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

Integer signedness error in the parse_machfile function in the mach-o loader (mach_loader.c) for the Darwin Kernel as used in Mac OS X 10.3.7, and other versions before 10.3.9, allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted mach-o header.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (10)

x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
http://felinemenace.org/advisories/macosx.txt
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/13902
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012941
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013735
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcex_refsource_CIACVendor Advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-185.shtml
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12314

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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