#VU30353 Resource exhaustion in macOS - CVE-2012-5366

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30353

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5366

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
macOS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Apple Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The IPv6 implementation in Apple Mac OS X (unknown versions, year 2012 and earlier) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets containing multiple Routing entries.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

macOS: 10.0 - 10.0.4, 10.1 - 10.1.5, 10.2 - 10.2.8, 10.3 - 10.3.8 7U16, 10.4 - 10.4.11, 10.5 - 10.5.8, 10.6.0 - 10.6.8

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External links
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/10/12
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56170/info

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.