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TITLE:
Apple Mac OS X UDTO HFS+ Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23062

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23062/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Apple Macintosh OS X
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DESCRIPTION:
LMH has reported a vulnerability in Mac OS X, which potentially can
be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to errors in the handling of UDTO
HFS+ image structures and can be exploited to cause a system panic.

NOTE: This is only remotely exploitable via the Safari web browser
when the "opening safe files after downloading" option is enabled.

The vulnerability is reported in a fully patched Mac OS X
(2006-11-21). Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Disable the "opening safe files after downloading" option. Grant only
trusted users access to the system.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
LMH

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-21-11-2006.html

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