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TITLE:
Apple Mac OS X AppleTalk "ATPsndrsp()" Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23708

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23708/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
Local system

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

DESCRIPTION:
LMH has reported a vulnerability 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 error in the "ATPsndrsp()"
function and can be exploited to cause a kernel panic.

Successful exploitation requires that AppleTalk is enabled.

The vulnerability is reported in Mac OS X 10.4.8 (x86). Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Disable AppleTalk and grant only trusted users access to affected
systems.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
LMH

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-14-01-2007.html

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