What is the severity of CVE-2007-6359?

CVE-2007-6359 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service attacks resulting in system crashes.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6359?

To mitigate CVE-2007-6359, it is recommended to upgrade to a patched version of the macOS that resolves this vulnerability.

Who is affected by CVE-2007-6359?

CVE-2007-6359 specifically affects users running Apple Mac OS X version 10.5.1.

What type of attack does CVE-2007-6359 enable?

CVE-2007-6359 enables local users to perform a denial of service attack that can crash the system.

Which component of macOS is vulnerable in CVE-2007-6359?

The vulnerability in CVE-2007-6359 resides in the cs_validate_page function within the xnu kernel.

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CVE-2007-6359

medium

4.9

CWE

189

15/12/2007

7/8/2024

CVE-2007-6359

First published: Sat Dec 15 2007(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
macOS Yosemite	=10.5.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6359?
CVE-2007-6359 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service attacks resulting in system crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6359?
To mitigate CVE-2007-6359, it is recommended to upgrade to a patched version of the macOS that resolves this vulnerability.
Who is affected by CVE-2007-6359?
CVE-2007-6359 specifically affects users running Apple Mac OS X version 10.5.1.
What type of attack does CVE-2007-6359 enable?
CVE-2007-6359 enables local users to perform a denial of service attack that can crash the system.
Which component of macOS is vulnerable in CVE-2007-6359?
The vulnerability in CVE-2007-6359 resides in the cs_validate_page function within the xnu kernel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6359?
CVE-2007-6359 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service attacks resulting in system crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6359?
To mitigate CVE-2007-6359, it is recommended to upgrade to a patched version of the macOS that resolves this vulnerability.
Who is affected by CVE-2007-6359?
CVE-2007-6359 specifically affects users running Apple Mac OS X version 10.5.1.
What type of attack does CVE-2007-6359 enable?
CVE-2007-6359 enables local users to perform a denial of service attack that can crash the system.
Which component of macOS is vulnerable in CVE-2007-6359?
The vulnerability in CVE-2007-6359 resides in the cs_validate_page function within the xnu kernel.