TITLE:
Mac OS X Kernel Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18907

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18907/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Apple Macintosh OS X
http://secunia.com/product/96/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Mac OS X, which can be exploited
by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in an
undocumented system call. and can be exploited to crash the system.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 10.4.5.

Mac OS X Server 10.4.5:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxserver1045.html

Mac OS X Update 10.4.5 Combo:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxupdate1045combo.html

Mac OS X Update 10.4.5:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxupdate1045.html

Mac OS X Update 10.4.5 for Intel:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxupdate1045forintel.html

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits David Goldsmith, Matasano.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303290

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