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Resource Management Errors

CVE-2007-4689

High
10/10

Summary

Double free vulnerability in the Networking component in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system shutdown) or execute arbitrary code via crafted IPV6 packets.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE

CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Resource management errors is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to improper management of system resources. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category can lead to unexpected software behavior, loss of access, file modification, sensitive information disclosure, system crash, denial of service, and code execution.

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  • Published