Description
Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 does not properly share file descriptors over local sockets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by placing file descriptors in messages sent to a socket that has no receiver, related to a "synchronization issue."
References
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
- 56836 vdb-entry
- 36096 third-party-advisory
- macosx-descriptor-dos(52439) vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2009-08-05-1 vendor-advisory
- 1022672 vdb-entry
- 35954 vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-2172 vdb-entry
- TA09-218A third-party-advisory