Description
The fpathconf syscall function in bsd/kern/kern_descrip.c in the Darwin kernel (XNU) 8.8.1 in Apple Mac OS X allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file descriptor with an unrecognized file type.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Apple Mac OSX 10.x - FPathConf System Call Local Denial of Service EDB-28948 · dos · Nov 9, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- macosx-fpathconf-dos(30152) vdb-entry
- 20982 vdb-entry
- TA07-072A third-party-advisory
- 30216 vdb-entry
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-09-11-2006.html
- APPLE-SA-2007-03-13 vendor-advisory
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
- 1017751 vdb-entry
- 22808 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-4448 vdb-entry
- ADV-2007-0930 vdb-entry
- 24479 third-party-advisory